”Gwaaaaaah…”
The moment I heard the Mysterious Voice announce, [Beginning optimization,] something flooded into my mind like a raging current. Pain, sickness, dizziness — I was drowning in every kind of misery at once. My eyes bulged wide, and drool ran down my chin. If anyone had been watching, they’d have thought I’d completely lost my mind — that they were watching a human being break apart. All I could do was groan.
The Mysterious Voice kept going, unconcerned.
[Biological verification of Individual α… confirmed.]
[Granting Individual α the Unique Rare Job [Skill Master]. Granting [Skill Master]’s attached magic: [Copy-Paste], [Appraisal], [Disguise].]
[Based on Individual α’s accumulated Experience Points, acquired Combat Skill [Hammer Arts] and General Skills [Presence Detection], [Map].]
[Confirmed Individual α’s first Teleportation to the Luna World. As a bonus, granting Unique Skills [Other World Teleportation], [Language Comprehension], [Experience Boost], [Healthy Body]. Granting Magic Skill [Life Magic].]
[Confirmed Individual α defeated the required number of monsters prior to Luna World optimization. Acquired Unique Skill [Subspace Storage].]
[Confirmed Individual α is the first among the Luna World’s human races to possess Gaia Points (GP). Acquired Title: [Kin of the Demigod].]
[Allocating Experience Points based on Individual α’s performance in the Other World. Distributing points to [HP], [MP], [Attack], [Defense], [Agility], [Luck].]
[Beginning installation and finalization of Individual α’s Status…]
When the announcements finally ended, I was freed from the agony I thought would last forever. I stayed blank for a while.
”So this is the Other World… Luna World, they called it.” I muttered, still catching my breath. “I thought for sure I’d been thrown to another floor of the Hachioji Dungeon or some other dungeon entirely, but an other world, huh…” I rubbed my temples. “So… can I actually go back?” I shook my head. “Well, first things first, I need to make sure I’m safe.”
Forcing my aching, dizzy body to move, I scanned my surroundings. When I concentrated, I felt a thin pulse expanding outward — probably [Presence Detection], like the announcement mentioned. Within a hundred meters, I didn’t sense any monsters.
I gathered the Goblin Magic Stones, loincloths, clubs, and rusted short daggers lying around. Thirty-six Magic Stones. That meant I’d taken down that many Goblins… I let out a breathy laugh. Even if I was just going berserk, it was crazy for a guy who’d only ever fought Slimes before.
”Now then, about this whole ‘optimization’ thing…” I squared my shoulders. “Status Open.”
The status display that had been sitting in the corner of my vision was gone, so I summoned the status plate.
The status that appeared:
Kondo Isamu
Race: Human (Kin of the Demigod)
Class: Skill Master
Level: 1
HP: 500/500
MP: 500/500
GP: 500/500
Attack: 50
Defense: 50
Agility: 50
Luck: 100 (MAX)
Combat Skills: Hammer Arts (Level 1)
Magic Skills: Life Magic
General Skills: Presence Detection (Level 1), Map (Level 1)
Unique Skills: Copy-Paste, Appraisal, Disguise, Other World Teleportation, Language Comprehension, Experience Boost, Healthy Body, Subspace Storage
I stared at the floating screen, my jaw going slack.
Wait, this status… is it busted or what?
Summary:
The protagonist endures a brutal system optimization process that floods his mind with agony before the Mysterious Voice delivers a lengthy series of skill grants and status updates. Upon recovering, he assesses his surroundings, confirms he’s in the Luna World, and collects loot from defeated Goblins. He then opens his status screen and discovers his stats and skills are overwhelmingly powerful, leaving him stunned.
Trivia:
- The protagonist killed exactly 36 Goblins, as indicated by the 36 Magic Stones he collects.
- The optimization process was physically agonizing, causing uncontrollable drooling and bulging eyes.
- Isamu previously only fought Slimes before this event, making his 36 Goblin kills surprising even to himself.
- The system refers to him as “Individual α” throughout the announcements, emphasizing impersonal administrative treatment.
- His Luck stat is already at MAX (100) despite being Level 1.
- He gains the Title [Kin of the Demigod] for being the first human in the Luna World to possess Gaia Points.
- The Mysterious Voice’s announcements operate like an automated system, never responding to Isamu’s reactions.
- His unique skills include both combat utility and quality-of-life abilities like Language Comprehension and Healthy Body.
- Isamu’s first concern after recovering is whether he can return home, not the power he just received.
- Presence Detection functions as an expanding membrane or field, allowing him to sense monsters within 100 meters.