Chapter 3: A Meteoric Rise to Overpowered! (5)

"Maybe, I need to unlock the aptitude for elements first? Well, I'll figure it out later. What's important is that I can control my Mana well. I wonder if I can use telekinesis with my neutral Mana," Haru pondered after he ended his short break. He then decided to test it out.

Haru raised his body to a sitting posture and created a wooden cube with his Absolute Authority over this world. The wooden cube had a precise weight of 1 kg.

"Let's see," Haru licked his bottom lip and muttered. He then thrust his right hand forward, with his open palm pointing at the wooden cube. He put his concentration on controlling his Mana.

After his Mana existed through the metaphysical nodes in his palm, he made the colorless energy wrapping the wooden cube. He then tried to lift the wooden cube with his Mana.

"Oh! I did it!" Haru exclaimed in excitement.

However, Haru immediately lost control over his telekinetic grip because his concentration broke. The wooden cube fell on the ground as a result. He wasn't discouraged, however. He quickly repeated his action and made the wooden cube fly around him with his telekinetic grip.

Although it was simple telekinesis, Haru was so happy. He was like a child with his new toy. He was doing MAGIC!

Haru experimented with the limits of his telekinetic power. He discovered that his maximum weight was 67.5 kg; he could hold on that for a while before his Mana got emptied.

Then—

"Dhamnh~ I fheeel lhike shiiit~" Haru wheezed and looked very miserable because he experienced his first-ever 'Mana Depletion' sickness.

Haru realized how awful the 'Mana Depletion' sickness was. It felt like you have a fever as well as having no energy to move your body; your mind was very sluggish. Thankfully, the items he created in Paradise could help him refill his empty Reservoir. He created a fruit, which looked like a blue-colored apple, that could recover his Mana.

"Geez, somehow, I can recover my Mana with items created by Innovate Clear, but Stamina is no go, huh? What a picky restriction!" Haru complained after he recovered from the 'Mana Depletion' sickness.

Admittedly, Haru's complaint was justified. After all, both Stamina and Mana are a type of energy. Yet, he couldn't recover his Stamina like what he could do with his Mana.

"I guess I can go power-leveling now. I'll think about expanding the utilities of my telekinesis later."

Haru decided on his next action and wasted no time to implement it. He created another batch of mice and killed them with a thought.

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Level Up! You're now Level 2! You obtained 5 Stats Points!

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"Man, power-leveling becomes harder as I get stronger. Previously, I need 2000 EXP to level up, but I need to collect 4000 EXP to go up to Level 3 now! What's more, a mouse now only gives me 0.001 EXP!"

Haru complained after discovering that the speed and efficiency of his power-leveling had dropped. Yet, he gritted his teeth and continued power-leveling.

Whenever Haru became fatigued because of depleting his Stamina and Mental Power for creating those EXP Cashes, he would get a break and take a nap. Haru repeated it with a single-minded zeal; he convinced himself that he must milk the advantage while he had it.

Unbeknownst by Haru, he was affected by one of his Plot Armor's downsides. He was acting like the cliché hotheaded shonen protagonists with a tunnel vision after setting their minds into something.

And so, three days passed.

Within three days, Haru had maxed out his Fantasy Protagonist Job.

Haru's Status Board had become like this—

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Haruka Kasugano — Human — Male — 16 (February 5th)

Job: Isekai Protagonist | Level: 1/80 | EXP 80,000/0.036

Stats — STR: 50.7 — VIT: 100.8 — DEX: 50.7 — INT: 101.2 — MAG: 100.1

Stats Points: 0

Status Effect: Healthy

Job's Abilities: Plot Armor — Deus Ex Machina — Aura of Harem Protagonist — Red String of Fate — Great Sorcerer — Alchemy Meister

Notable Abilities: Enhanced Memory — Mysterious Lottery — Item Box — Appraisal — Longinus: Innovate Clear — Magic Detection — Magic Control — Telekinesis — Fire Affinity — Water Affinity — Earth Affinity — Wind Affinity — Holy Affinity — Dark Affinity — Alchemy — Enchanting

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Haru decided to stop power-leveling his Isekai Protagonist Job in spite of his capability to raise it quickly. His reason was because of the downside of this new Job.

Regarding the Job's details, it is like this—

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[Isekai Protagonist]

They are creatures that are both lucky and unlucky because they will get summoned/transported to another world, at least once in their life. The moment the System's Holder achieved Level 40 of this Job, the System's Holder will experience their first foray in another world.

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As the Job's description stated, Haru would be reincarnated or transported to another world. However, he was content with his present life. He didn't want to be killed by Truck-kun again.

Once is enough, thank you very much!

Although Haru preferred the summoning trope, he still had his misgivings. He didn't want to leave his little sisters behind; they would become concerned about him if he got summoned abruptly. At the very least, he must save up some money for Sora's and Suzuka's livings before a god or a bunch of magicians kidnapped him to another world.

Such was Haru's reason behind his decision to put power-leveling his new Job on hold.

However, after he had saved enough money and told them about the likelihood of him getting summoned to another world, he wouldn't mind visiting other worlds for a while.

In fact, after making sure those worlds were safe for Sora and Suzuka, Haru didn't mind bringing them there.

Speaking of Sora and Suzuka, Haru missed them. No, he was already gone beyond that point!

Other than the new Isekai Protagonist Job, Haru had a bunch of new abilities after maxing out his Fantasy Protagonist Job. He obtained Grand Sorcerer at Level 20 Fantasy Protagonist Job, while Alchemy Meister got unlocked at Level 40.

For the abilities descriptions, they are like this—

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[Grand Sorcerer]

In some universes, Magicks were extremely flexible and easy to use for the creatures called Protagonist. More often than not, they only need to envision the effect and form of their magicks to cast one. With this ability, the System's Holder can freely cast a spell according to what the caster envisioned!

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[Alchemy Meister]

Alchemy is the process of transformation, creation, or combination. Concocting potions and elixirs, as well as crafting tools and artifacts with various effects and functions, is one of a magician's capability. With this ability, the System's Holder can instantly understand the structure and operation of alchemy without special education or training.

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Those two Job's Abilities became Haru's trusted aide in the path of magic and supernatural; he was so happy when he obtained those abilities.

With Grand Sorcerer, Haru had learned affinity for Five Basic Elements. Regarding the Five Elements, they are—

Fire, governing over flame, heat, and combustion.

Water, governing over liquid and its other states such as ice and vapor.

Earth, governing over minerals such as dirt, stone, metal, crystal, etc.

Wind, governing over the wind, which can generate electricity and be utilized in a covert action like refracting lights to appear transparent and suppressing sound, smell, etc.

Holy, governing over the benevolent kind of concepts such as applying for buff/support, healing, purifying, etc.

Dark, governing over the insidious and/or malicious kind of concepts such as infecting debuff, curse, mental manipulation, sacrifice, etc.

Putting Haru's progress aside, let's return to the story.

"The downsides of Plot Armor is scary," Haru mumbled under his breath. He snapped out of the stubborn tunnel vision when he realized that the cooldown time of Mysterious Lottery had ended. That was 4 days + 4 hours that he had gone through training montage!

Haru had underestimated the encroachment of Plot Armor's dark side, and he had paid for it! He felt anxious about the random moment of foolishness and troubles after experiencing the scary tunnel vision.

"Ugh… I can only do my best now."

Haru decided to move toward the next topic because he didn't know how to deal with Plot Armor's downsides.

Anyway, it was time to try his third Mysterious Lottery.

"Please, give me something good!" Haru prostrated on the ground and raised his arms up to the sky. He had a solemn expression.

A moment later, Haru saw notifications in his field of vision. He then accessed his Item Box and took out the item in a hurry.

"Huh?" Haru unintentionally made a stupid sound when he saw pure white panties appearing in his hand.

And that thing was still warm!

"Eris' Divine Panties? It massively increases my good luck when I wear it on my head… The heck?!"

Haru's brow and cheek began furiously twitching.

"What the fuck?! Do you think I am a degenerate pervert? I have a class in my perversity, dammit!"

Haru screamed furiously into the sky. His voice echoed in the whole Paradise that sounded like the bellowing of an enraged god. The divine and still warm panties of a certain Goddess of Fortune of Another World was flapping above his head.