Peltivierre

It was always Elliot's dream to become an Adventurer.
He lacked magic powers to which was why society looked down on him.
His life changed when he was lost in the Forest of Gray Lake, and a book found its way into Elliot's hand. The book was a manual to become strong.
So strong that you could cross the level cap of all adventurers.
A book that contains the secret to surpass level 100.

[ Images on the cover not mine ]

I Know the Secret to Surpass Level 100

Elliot snorted after hearing Sayu. When he realized that he was the only person who laughed, he immediately recovered his posture. "Sorry. I just thought that for a moment, you were joking."

"What even are ghosts?" Hope asked.

"Ghosts are the souls that roam the world," Sayu said. "Usually, when a person dies and they have unfinished business in this world, they stay and haunt the living. Souls prey on humans who have weak mental fortitude."

"That would make sense," Lance said. "Among all of us, these three have the weakest mental fortitude, Viper being the weakest."

"And you really believe such thing?" Elliot snorted. "Ghosts are not real. They are just fictional stuff they tell you children so they would behave or something. It's not–"

Before he could finish, the room shook and everything went cold. He looked around and saw everyone having the same shocked expression.

Burn the Castle Down