After arriving in the world of Akame ga Kill!, Uesugi Ryu could naturally continue allocating his stat points.
Completing the main quest, Supreme, had rewarded him with two ordinary attribute points.
World settlement had also granted him two ordinary attribute points, along with one True Attribute Point.
"A True Attribute Point. So twenty points really is a threshold."
"System, allocate my points."
"Strength +2, Constitution +1, Speed +2."
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Name: Uesugi Ryu
Race: Human
Title: Dragon Devourer
Soul Strength: 13
Soul Tempering Count: 1
Strength: 18
Speed: 21 (True Attribute)
Constitution: 18
Intelligence: 19 (Each point of Intelligence converts into 10 Mana)
Mana: 884/884 (Recovers 25 per hour)
Health: 283
Talent: Soul Devourer (Fully Unsealed)
Skills: C-Rank Skill Blood Frenzy, D-Rank Skills Phantom Clone, Instant Step, E-Rank Skills Hand-to-Hand Combat Mastery, Hand of God, Flash Technique
Special Skill: Black Dragon Scale
Energy: 861
Items: C-Rank Rare Item Wine-Sack Rice-Bag, SSS-Rank Quinque Destroyer II, SSS-Rank Quinque Elegy, SS+-Rank Quinque Molten Abyss, S+-Rank Quinque Jason (2), A-Rank Quinque Destroyer, A-Rank Quinque Saki, Calming Potion...
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A terrifying power surged through Uesugi Ryu from the inside out.
His originally broad and powerfully built physique visibly contracted.
His muscle lines gradually became tighter and smoother.
As if reforged by some mysterious force, his body transformed into a more perfect form suited for explosive speed.
The sensation of becoming stronger was intoxicating.
Uesugi Ryu let out a long breath.
"So now I'm a true all-rounder."
"But this improvement feels much greater than before."
"Is it because of the True Attribute Point?"
[Reaching 20 points creates a bottleneck. After breaking through, the exponential calculation formula for Speed will change.]
For once, the system proactively answered.
Uesugi Ryu immediately followed up.
"Then how do I obtain more True Attribute Points? Or break through other bottlenecks?"
[System adapting. Unable to provide a specific acquisition method at this time...]
[Break through in extreme combat, or rely on certain items????]
Uesugi Ryu paused.
Well, even the system was experiencing culture shock.
"Alright, alright."
After Gore left the room, Mephisto quietly emerged from the shadows a short while later.
It had taken the opportunity to explore the entire estate.
"This manor is truly luxurious, but the style of this world is rather strange."
Mephisto clicked its beak thoughtfully.
"The architecture is all mixed together. European, Japanese... it's a complete mess."
Uesugi Ryu leaned against the balcony railing with his arms folded, the night wind fluttering the hem of his robe.
He had originally intended to send Mephisto to search the outskirts for Night Raid's base.
But when he looked up and saw a massive shadow gliding through the clouds above the distant palace, the words died on his lips.
Even the sky in this world was filled with fangs.
The Akame ga Kill! world had no shortage of dangerous creatures.
The number of Danger Beasts in the sky would only be greater, not fewer.
If Mephisto got eaten, that would be the end of it.
Danger Beasts were divided into five ranks.
At the top were Super Danger Beasts, the very creatures used as materials for Teigu.
Each one possessed enough power to destroy an entire city.
However, such beasts were extremely rare, and almost nonexistent within the Empire itself.
After all, the founding Emperor had hunted Super Danger Beasts on a massive scale to forge the Teigu.
There were forty-eight Teigu alone.
Accounting for failed attempts and losses, it was hard to imagine just how many Super Danger Beasts had suffered.
Later, other Emperors had tried to imitate the founder and create more Teigu.
The recovering Super Danger Beast population had been struck by disaster once again.
Though the result had only been the creation of Shingu, far inferior to true Teigu.
After surviving those two great hunts, any Super Danger Beast still willing to remain inside the Empire was unbelievably stubborn.
Under normal circumstances, the strongest beasts one would encounter were Special-Class Danger Beasts.
Below them were First-Class through Third-Class Danger Beasts, with higher numbers indicating weaker strength.
Uesugi Ryu estimated that, without using the Sharingan, Mephisto would probably qualify as a First-Class Danger Beast at best.
That alone would already be impressive.
Mephisto's true strength lay in its unpredictability.
Hiding in shadows, using the Sharingan for mental manipulation, and employing dirty tricks.
Noticing Uesugi Ryu's rather strange gaze, Mephisto's expression darkened.
It said resentfully,
"Ryu-bro, what kind of look is that? Do you think I'd become a snack for those idiots?"
Uesugi Ryu said nothing.
A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
At the very least, Mephisto was certainly smarter than most Danger Beasts.
"I'm worried about your safety, that's all."
"By the way, it's been a while already, how old are you?"
If Mephisto was really only this capable, then the B-Rank Rare rating would be a little disappointing.
Mephisto shook its head, puzzled.
"I just turned two and a half this year. Why?"
Before Uesugi Ryu could respond, it muttered to itself,
"Come to think of it, I'm still growing. Dark Crows don't reach adulthood until age seven."
Uesugi Ryu rubbed his chin, surprise flickering in his eyes.
That made sense.
Mephisto had grown considerably larger.
Compared to when they first met, it was at least three times its original size.
Clearly still a young bird.
Thinking of something, Uesugi Ryu teased,
"Maybe I'll even get to see you awaken Susanoo someday."
Mephisto raised its head proudly, covering its left eye with one wing.
Its crimson Sharingan flashed.
"Naturally. My ocular power is constantly increasing."
"The Third Power is not far away~"
Looking at Mephisto's overdramatic pose, Uesugi Ryu felt a genuine sense of anticipation.
Still, what would a crow's Susanoo even look like?
Would it be humanoid, or giant crow-shaped?
Uesugi Ryu pulled a black trench coat from his storage space and draped it over his shoulders.
He stepped onto the edge of the balcony.
"Alright. Let's go for a stroll tonight."
"And while we're at it, let's kill a few Danger Beasts and see how they taste."
Mephisto spread its wings.
Its broad black feathers whipped up a gust of wind.
Two tomoe spun wildly within its blood-red eyes.
Bathed in moonlight, Uesugi Ryu's enormous shadow stretched across the ground like a monstrous beast lurking in darkness.
He spread his arms and leaped gently from the balcony, descending from the sky.