Chapter 150: Sona's Gift

Now, we all knew just how much the Author attempted to turn it into the favor of Hades. What at one point was an absolute even battle, I now demolished. No, it wasn't just because of that.

"Hades."

"What?"

"If you want, we can have a rematch on a different date, the way I returned fully restored my mana as well, so I had an unfair advantage."

"HA, you really think that? After all you just did, you stopped that man from ever touching this world again, and you actually think that it was uneven? After that, we should have been equal again. You just got that much stronger. So, I'll admit defeat and die."

"I see."

"Come on, finish me, level to 600."

"Very well, thank you for the fight."

I drove my blade through the demon's heart, killing him.

Lucifer's army had already fled. Even though Hades wasn't their strongest by any stretch, I just killed him with relative ease, and only he heard how tired he was. Honestly, despite what he said, if we went up again, both at full strength, I'd still barely edge him out.

[The Administrator Rose has leveled to 600, she has entered the upper class. Upon leveling to 700 her faction will grow into a middle-class faction. All gathered experience will now be applied.]

I was expecting one or two levels.

[The Administrator Rose Hood has leveled to 732. The Faction Garden has ascended to a middle-class faction.]

"…"

[…]

"…"

"…"

"""""""""""WHAT?!"""""""""""

Everyone was at an absolute loss for words, even Luma was stuttering, seeing if there was a mistake.

The Ruler had a very confused look on his face.

"What? That's impossible. Luma explain, now!"

"I'll ask the leveling system."

We looked at her waiting. I hope Sona didn't just give me free levels.

"Okay, so it turns out that that man actually restrained a lot of the experience she should have received, and he forced Sona to keep it a secret, and not administer the proper experience."

A lot of people were sated by knowing that, but Gabriel focused on one word.

"Sona? Who's Sona?"

"Sh- uhhhhhh no one."

"Luma… did Rose name the leveling system."

"… Maybe?"

"GOODNESS GRACIOUS, ROSE!!!"

"She asked for one, what was I supposed to say, no?"

"EXACTLY THAT!!!"

He put his face in his hands and sighed deeply.

"I assume you also made her independent like Luma?"

"Yep."

"That explains why she was able to give you the missing experience now."

"Um Luma, are you sure it was missing experience."

"If that sorry attempt didn't tell you as much, it should have told you that we suck at lying, but yeah it's legitimate XP, she didn't just gift you a hundred levels."

I sighed in relief.

Gabriel looked at me and blinked.

"You are odd, but you sure are honest."

"Thank you… I think."

"At least you didn't promise her a body."

I never noticed how interesting the ground was before.

"Rose?"

"Yeeeeees?"

"Please tell me you didn't promise her a body."

"Maaaaaybe?"

Gabriel sighed, Michael facepalmed, and the Ruler just looked annoyed.

Gabriel turned.

"Luma, is it possible for me to strangle her without it being a war?"

"Eh??"

"No, it is not."

"Okay, Dallel, strangle Rose."

"Got it."

"HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!!!"

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Jerks, the lot of them. I was covered in blood and mud, so Mammon let me go to the bathhouse for free.

I entered the water and sighed.

[Sona, are you ready?]

[Are you actually going through with it, Rose?]

[Yes, Luma, I did promise her.]

[I suppose.]

[Rose? You are actually doing it? Yay!]

[Okay, she should be easier to handle as she handles a lot less.]

[Plus, I am a lot stronger.]

[Yep.]

[Still gonna be painful.]

[Yep.]

I sighed and reached out towards Sona's consciousness.

I began using the skill: Creation.

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Thalia POV

Me, Amy, Cassiel, and Erica walked towards the bathhouse chattering about the battle.

"I was so scared when Rose died."

"Same, even though he started leaving after, it was still a shock."

"Should we be concerned, that Rose can simply surpass death though?"

"…"

"Hm…"

"Nah."

We reached it and opened the door.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"

I closed the door.

"Okay, let's go later, Rose is doing something stupid."

"Agreed."

"Wait, how do you know?"

"General Rule of thumb in Garden, if you enter a soundproof thing and hear someone screaming like their stomach was torn out through their eye, then it's probably Rose doing something stupid again."

Amy and Erica nodded, and Cassiel just blinked in absolute confusion. Then a massive burst of energy erupted.

Cassiel immediately went into a defensive position, but calmed down when we only showed moderate surprise.

"Typical Rose."

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I was right, it was horrible. Sona's power was on par with Luma's, it seemed that while she controlled less, she needed equal computing power to do it.

But slowly her body formed. But during that, I learnt the secrets of how the requirements are selected.

Then I understood why I kept getting absolutely ridiculous requirements, because I leveled so fast.

The requirements were Sona's attempt to slow me down. It was failing.

Then I was tired. I looked up, and hovering there was a pale girl. She looked almost exactly like Luma, the only difference was that the lines of light that covered her body were green.

"Sona?"

"Yes?"

"How are you doing?"

"Good, what is this place?"

"It's a bathhouse."

"Why did you create my body here?"

"Two reasons, first, it's soundproof, second… I can't create clothes with the bodies."

"???"

"What?"

"What are clothes?"

"Right, you don't have all of the information Luma has. It's a covering that prevents people from seeing too much of your body."

"Why?"

"Um… because… Luma help me out here."

[…nah, you got it.]

"Traitor. Anyways, it's so people don't get any ideas."

"But isn't it good for people to get ideas?"

"Not that kind."

"I see, so they think of doing stupid things if they don't see me with these clothes."

"Exactly. So, please put on-"

"What kind of stupid things?"

"Eh… Um."

I was not about to explain that to a literal system, and Luma was no help as she couldn't stop laughing.

"Luma will explain later, for now put these on."

"Yay, sister will explain!"

[Gahk, what?!]

I smirked.

Then I had the second Herculean task of teaching her how to get dressed.