Mysterious Letter

I woke up in a room. My head was a bit dizzy

It seems I passed out due to the electric shock from that damn causality.

Hah...

I sighed softly and looked around. The place where I woke up was a place I knew well after transmigrating as Rei. I woke up in my dorm room. It seemed like he was being carried by someone.

I got up from the bed and walked to the mirror. I was still wearing my slightly dirty academy uniform from the previous battle, and it seemed not much time had passed.

I slowly approached the window and opened it. The sun was shining brightly overhead, and the heat was scorching. It was clearly still daytime.

It's already daytime. I didn't pass out for too long, but it was longer than I expected.

Then, I opened the [System].

Trinnngggg—!

The sound of a notification bell rang in my head.

[Congratulations! You have defeated the demon [Trevor the Evil (Lv 90)] and gained EXP.] 

[Level Up! Your level has increased to 10!] 

[You have unlocked the achievement [The Hero's Awakening]! You have gained 10 additional bonus stat points!]

"Oh."

A 10-level increase at once. A decent improvement from level 1.

As my level increases, I will receive 2 stat points. The achievement reward seems to be given as it was in the game.

The enemy's level was too high, and my level was too low, causing a massive level jump, and this will gradually stop as my level increases. At least above level 25, there won't be any more explosive level-ups due to the EXP requirements. Well, the insane level difference is due to the Hell difficulty, so what can I do?

[Status] 

Name: Rei 

Level: 10 

Gender: Male 

Year: 1 

Title: Otherworldly Hero 

Mana: 450/450 

- Mana Recovery Speed (F) 

- Stamina (F) 

- Strength (F) 

- Intelligence (S) 

- Willpower (S) 

It seems my mana increased by 200, while the other stats remained the same.

[Flame Chaser] is a bit different from most other fantasy games. In other games, leveling up might increase stats, but in [Flame Chaser], it doesn't. In [Flame Chaser], leveling up has no effect on character stats at all.

Of course, the higher the character's level, the higher their stats. But that's not a mechanism I need to worry about.

In the end, one must train seriously and diligently if they want their stats to increase. Otherwise, the stats will remain the same no matter how long you wait.

Therefore, it can be said that Rei's stats will increase as long as I keep working hard.

Additionally, another game mechanic in [Flame Chaser] is that the higher the enemy's level, the less damage the character takes. Of course, this mechanic is what saved our poor protagonist, Kevin, from death at the beginning of the game. However, it's important to remember that just because you take less damage doesn't mean you can take it head-on. If you get hit directly, no matter how little the damage, you will still die.

Oh, that's right. Did Kevin level up? He should have gained quite a bit of EXP.

I'll check Kevin's level later.

In [Flame Chaser], allies who fight alongside the player gain EXP based on their contribution.

If the character is a damage dealer, they will gain EXP based on how much damage they dealt to the enemy. If they're a healer, it's based on how much HP they restored. And if they're a supporter, it's based on how helpful they were in the battle.

Additionally, the more characters in a team, the more EXP they will gain. Therefore, this isn't a system where EXP is divided based on the number of team members.

I'm sure Kevin is safe. I did pass out and don't know what happened after I lost consciousness. But I'm sure Liana showed up and saved Kevin.

Well, the first bad ending has been successfully prevented, and now...

I need to hurry and head to the new student enrollment ceremony.

Just before I was about to leave the dorm room, I found a letter on the table next to my bed.

A letter? From whom?

I opened the letter and read it.

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|To my beloved Rei, Hero of the Great Balkan War.|

...

The words written in the first line of the letter left me speechless. My eyes lost focus, and my body trembled. I tried to process what was happening, but my brain seemed to reject it.

...What?

What does this mean?

Who wrote this? And how do they know my name is Rei? No, first of all, they called me the "Hero of the Great Balkan War," which means they know I died there, and they also know my name on Earth and in this world is the same.

Who is this person?

I don't know.

Then, with trembling hands, I read the next sentence.

|Fufufu, you must be wondering who I am, right? You must be surprised by the mention of you as a hero. But don't worry, because what I'm saying is the truth. You are a hero, Rei. You are a true hero. The world mourns your death.|

After reading this, my hands trembled even more. I was overwhelmed with emotions, especially confusion.

Who exactly is the writer of this letter?

Who are they?

I tried to understand. I also tried to think of many possibilities.

Are they a transmigrator like me? Or are they a reincarnator who happened to know me on Earth? Or maybe they're someone possessed?

No matter what possibilities I considered, they all led to the same result: nothing and useless. I truly don't know who they are.

Then, I tried to read the last thing they wrote.

|Please don't be confused, Rei. You don't need to think about who I am or why I wrote this. You just need to think about your current situation, especially after your skills have been restricted by the world. You must adapt to this condition, and please don't leave your room today. The academy is in chaos because of what you did. You split a mountain in two, right? Please be more careful next time, you fool!|

|Well, that's all I wanted to write. The point is, you need to be more cautious. Liana likely saw you. She's not foolish enough to tell everyone what she saw, and there's a chance she'll manipulate the information she gives to the academy, but it doesn't hurt to be careful. Oh, by the way, the story scenario continues as usual. Tomorrow there will be a mana evaluation, so rest well today.|

Ah, I just remembered. On the Hell difficulty level, the mana evaluation was only carried out on the second day because the academy was in an chaos due to the sudden appearance of a quite dangerous demon.

|And this is the last thing, seriously the last thing!

|I'm not your enemy, and I'll always help you in the future, so you can rely on me.|

|From your sweet C, tee-heee~~|

Hah...

They seem to know about this world based on the game, although I don't know specifically how much they know.

But this... what on earth are they writing? Especially the last part...

"From sweet C? How disgusting, and what's with that weird 'tee-hee~~'!?"

I sighed tiredly while grumbling after reading the mysterious letter. As I was about to close the letter and store it in the desk drawer, I found something.

Note: Rei, don't you dare call me disgusting! That's rude, you know!? Don't talk like that to a girl, or you'll die again as a virgin!!

I read the note, and my expression immediately turned strange.

Girl...?

Hah...? This bastard...!?

She must has known me back on Earth!!

I immediately closed the letter and stored it in the desk drawer. Then, I lay down and opened the [System] again.

I opened the skills section and checked the details.

Skills: <