After killing the boss, Kanzaki Rei did not imdiately go over to collect the loot.
Instead, he hurried to Ross and Maizel and forced several potions down their throats.
A Recovery Potion worth 2 gold coins.
It could heal extrely severe injuries. For Level 3 adventurers, it was practically a miracle dicine.
After that, he administered curse-removal, purification, and awakening potions.
In roughly half a minute—
the two of them slowly opened their eyes one after the other.
The mont they woke, they looked around in confusion.
At first, their expressions were filled with fear.
But on the second glance—
they saw Kanzaki Rei standing beside them.
That familiar, bright smile.
"You’re awake."
Maizel still looked a little dazed.
"Captain?"
"What are you doing here?"
Ross pressed a hand against her head.
"I rember... we ran into a Monarch-Class..."
Her mories suddenly snapped together.
Fragnts from before she lost consciousness surged back.
They had encountered a Monarch-Class monster.
It had captured them.
And then—
everything went dark.
Being captured by a Monarch-Class monster was no different from death.
Yet now...
she was still alive?
Ross looked down at her hands.
...No.
Her body was still covered with wounds.
Ross raised her hand, releasing a soft healing light that enveloped the two of them. The fine cuts and injuries across their bodies began to heal rapidly.
In truth, even if she hadn’t cast healing magic—
under the effect of Kanzaki Rei’s 2-gold Recovery Potion, their injuries would soon recover completely anyway.
"Rei... was it you who saved us?"
"Yeah. It was ."
Kanzaki Rei had no reason to deny it.
Ross looked around the surroundings.
"We... should probably run, right?"
"No need to run. I killed it."
Pfft—
Hearing Kanzaki Rei’s straightforward reply, Ross burst out laughing.
Just monts ago she had been thinking the sa thing—
they were clearly still inside the dungeon, so if the Monarch-Class monster was nearby, they should escape imdiately.
And yet—
the Blood-Origin Monarch had actually been killed by him.
Ross asked,
"What about the others?"
"The others? There weren’t any. Just ."
...
"Wait."
"Just you?"
Maizel blinked.
"Huh?"
"I passed by the Adventurers’ Guild and saw your nas on the missing persons list, so I ca straight here."
"There wasn’t ti to gather anyone else."
That answer made both of them freeze for a mont.
They could believe that Kanzaki Rei had the strength to kill a Monarch-Class monster.
But they had never imagined he would co here alone.
After all—
Kanzaki Rei was extrely cautious.
During the ten days they had traveled together, they had witnessed just how careful he was.
Even when his strength exceeded his enemies by a hundred tis, he would still face them with careful preparation and humility.
Entering a dungeon alone was sothing that absolutely didn’t seem like Kanzaki Rei’s style.
For soone like him...
he would at least bring along a Defender and a healer.
"You killed the Blood-Origin Monarch... by yourself?"
"If you were alone, who cut off its blood pool connection?"
Kanzaki Rei blinked.
"Cut off the blood pool connection... what does that an?"
...
Silence fell again.
"The Blood-Origin Monarch is connected to the massive blood pool outside."
"To kill it, you must sever its blood supply. Otherwise it can continuously regenerate through the blood pool."
With the blood pool feeding it—
the Blood-Origin Monarch was practically invincible.
"You... really didn’t sever the blood pool connection?"
Kanzaki Rei gave a helpless smile.
"I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about."
Wait...
You really brute-forced it to death?
Brother Rei...
are you even human?
Killing a Monarch-Class monster was already impressive enough.
But ignoring the boss chanics and forcing it down through raw damage?
That was completely outside their understanding.
Kanzaki Rei spoke again.
"Maizel, could you help collect the loot?"
"Oh! Sure!"
"No problem at all—leave it to !"
Having just had his life saved, Maizel obviously wasn’t about to ntion sothing mundane like charging money.
He headed toward the Blood Sacrifice Hall.
After looking down for a mont, he scratched his head.
"Uh... there doesn’t seem to be much for to collect..."
There was only a set of armor lying on the ground.
And five perfectly round blood beads.
These beads didn’t disperse like ordinary blood.
Instead, they permanently maintained the form of crystal-clear spheres.
"I’ll check over there."
Maizel possessed the skill 「Resource Detection」, allowing him to sense valuable items nearby.
This was one of the advantages of being a Gatherer.
As he spoke, he walked toward the throne.
Passing the altar, he climbed up onto the throne platform...
And the mont he climbed up—
his teeth began to chatter.
"Th-This!"
"Th-this...!"
Maizel’s voice trembled so badly he could barely speak.
"Find sothing?"
Kanzaki Rei stored the armor and blood beads into his storage space, then gently used a burst of wind to propel himself forward, arriving beside Maizel in an instant.
Maizel lifted a crimson scroll.
"A secret scroll."
Kanzaki Rei frowned.
"A secret scroll?"
"Yeah... a Class Change Secret Scroll."
Maizel explained,
"Ancient classes. Forbidden classes. Classes that no longer circulate in the world. Lost professions that have disappeared for centuries..."
"Sotis they appear in the form of secret scrolls."
"So classes are strictly forbidden to change into."
"For example, Death Priest—they sacrifice life, summon evil entities, and spread curses. Every promotion requirent involves killing more people."
"Then there’s the Skin-Stealer. They kill enemies and take their skin, gaining their appearance, skills, even talents. They possess multiple identities. Their advancent criteria usually revolve around mass murder and harvesting skins."
"And the Doom Prophet, a class with only three levels. They predict the coming apocalypse and must actively bring it about while leveling. By Level 3, they must cause the end of the world."
"All of them are extrely evil and dangerous professions that threaten the world itself."
Yeah...
That did sound pretty terrifying.
Kanzaki Rei could understand why such classes were banned.
Maizel continued.
"So of them are ancient classes."
"In ancient tis, the class system was different from what we have today. For example, there were no Engineers back then, but there were classes like Berserkers and Dragon Knights."
"Those professions have already been lost to history, but they can sotis appear through secret scrolls."
"Then there are classes like Thief, Assassin, and Trickster..."
"They’re not allowed to circulate because their advancent paths inherently damage order and peace."
Kanzaki Rei frowned.
"Isn’t an assassin the sa thing as a killer?"
Maizel shook his head seriously.
"No. Assassins are legally recognized."
Heh.
Kanzaki Rei imdiately understood.
So there were political power struggles involved too.
Maizel continued,
"The last category is unique lost professions."
"These classes can only exist with one single holder in the entire world."
"For example: Sword Saint, Seer, Rebirth Ascendant..."
"But I’ve heard that those classes require special conditions to unlock. Even if you have the corresponding secret scroll, you might still be unable to complete the class change."
"I’ve been working as a Gatherer for so many years."
"This is the first ti I’ve ever seen a secret scroll."
"So what class does this scroll contain?" Kanzaki Rei asked.
Maizel shook his head.
"It needs to be appraised first."
"But if you sold it..."
Maizel swallowed hard.
"It would probably sell for at least 300,000 gold coins."
"And if it contains an even rarer profession... the price would only go higher."
"It could easily reach tens of millions... even hundreds of millions."
Hearing that number—
even Kanzaki Rei froze for a mont.
That was way too much money.
A trace of envy and greed flickered in Maizel’s eyes.
But it disappeared almost imdiately.
He knew this wasn’t sothing that belonged to him.
"Captain... this secret scroll is yours."
As he spoke, he shoved the scroll into Kanzaki Rei’s hands—
then turned his head away, refusing to look at it again.
Otherwise...
he was afraid he might not be able to resist the temptation.
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