Seeing the Reincarnation Space's prompt, a faint smile appeared on Takeru's face. It seemed all his efforts hadn't been in vain.
However, time was ultimately too short. If he had a month, or even two weeks, he was confident he could have caused even more change in the Gakkou Gurashi World. And he had wasted a bit too much time at the beginning.
Although he obtained an S-Rank evaluation, Takeru wasn't naive enough to think S-Rank was the pinnacle of the Reincarnation Space.
[Open S-rank Evaluation Treasure Chest?]
"Open." There was no need to hesitate, and Takeru chose to open it immediately.
[Congratulations on obtaining 50,000 points. Congratulations on obtaining 100 attribute points. Congratulations on obtaining a Primary Character Manifestation Card. Congratulations on obtaining a Genetic Enhancement Potion!]
The series of announcements surprised Takeru. He hadn't expected the S-Rank chest to contain multiple items.
But some of them seemed a bit underwhelming. Looking at the items, he recalled that even a B-Rank chest had given him the very useful Psychokinesis talent. Yet now, an S-rank only yielded these.
'Was it bad luck, or was it due to the world?'
Takeru had a feeling it was because the world's level was too low. After all, the greatest threat in the Gakkou Gurashi World was just zombies.
Zombies could be dealt with by ordinary people wielding weapons once they overcame their fear. As long as one wasn't surrounded, the threat wasn't very significant.
Also, the valuable items he had stored beforehand were indeed cleared, not even given a chance for manifestation.
Takeru sighed as the shortcut to quick wealth had vanished.
Next, Takeru decided not to waste time and quickly inspected the items from the chest. Points and attribute points were self-explanatory, so he focused on the Primary Character Manifestation Card and the Genetic Enhancement Potion.
[Primary Character Manifestation Card: Can manifest a character from a completed instance world to the main world to serve as an ally. Can be summoned during Reincarnation Missions using points. Note: At the time of manifestation, the character's individual attributes must not exceed 100 points. User's favorability with the character must be 85 or higher.]
[Genetic Enhancement Potion: Enhances one's abilities and potential. The process involves immense pain. Requires all base attributes to be 30 points or higher to use.]
Holding the card, Takeru received a prompt that currently, only one character could be manifested: Naoki Miki from the recently completed Gakkou Gurashi World. According to the display, her attributes mostly ranged from 17 to 19, with only Spirit reaching 22. Her favorability was 92, with a potential evaluation of medium-high.
Although he could manifest her now, Takeru decided against it for the moment and instead asked the Space a question.
"System, can I return to a world I've already experienced?" Takeru inquired directly.
[Yes. The required points and evaluation rating vary depending on the world and the duration of stay.]
"How many points and what evaluation would I need to stay in the Gakkou Gurashi World for three days?"
[One D-Rank evaluation and 300 points.]
"I have another question. After we leave, does the Gakkou Gurashi World continue to exist? What is the time flow ratio between it and the main world?" Takeru continued his questions.
[Instance worlds continue to exist. Time flow varies by world. The ratio for the Gakkou Gurashi World to the main world is 1:3. Three days in the main world equals one day in the instance world.]
Hearing the Reincarnation Space's answer, Takeru fell into thought. In that case, there was no need to rush Miki's manifestation.
After all, it was still unknown what changes were coming to the main world. Moreover, Miki couldn't provide much help to Takeru at the moment. So, he decided to bring her to the main world at a later opportunity.
Next, Takeru looked at the other item: the Genetic Enhancement Potion.
However, this potion required all base attributes to be at least 30 points. Takeru wasn't in a hurry to use it yet. He first checked his status panel.
Strength: 22 (35), Constitution: 21 (0), Defense: 199 (45), Speed: 20 (4), Spirit: 38 (5)
He currently had: One S-Rank evaluation, two C-Rank evaluations, 153,100 points, and 100 attribute points.
"System, use points to raise my base Strength, Constitution, and Speed to 30 points," Takeru commanded.
[Processing enhancement. 8,100 points deducted. Remaining points: 145,000.]
Following Takeru's command, the Reincarnation Space enveloped him in light. Within it, Takeru felt energy continuously strengthening his body, accompanied by slight pain, which was barely noticeable due to his high Defense.
Soon, the light faded, and Takeru felt another significant increase in his strength.
Checking that all his attributes now met the minimum requirement for the potion, Takeru took out the Genetic Enhancement Potion and drank it in one go...
As the potion entered his mouth, Takeru noted it had a strawberry flavor...
Then, his mind jolted, and he felt a moment of dizziness. An intense pain erupted from his abdomen, quickly spreading throughout his entire body, as if he were being burned alive.
Furthermore, it felt as if his entire body was being torn apart and reassembled. Time became meaningless. Takeru broke out in a cold sweat, collapsing weakly to the ground, clutching his head.
As time passed, the pain finally receded like a tide. Takeru could only lie on the ground, breathing weakly.