[Ding! Global Notification!]
[Reincarnator Blank has perfectly cleared the Highschool of the Dead Reincarnation Instance with outstanding performance, achieving the highest mission evaluation: SSS-Rank!]
[Reincarnator Blank has perfectly cleared the Highschool of the Dead Reincarnation Instance with outstanding performance, achieving the highest mission evaluation: SSS-Rank!]
[Reincarnator Blank—]
The sudden announcement echoed throughout the entire Reincarnation Space.
It played three times in succession.
Its voice reverberated across every active Reincarnation Instance, and even Reincarnators who had already awakened in the real world heard it clearly.
Like a seismic shockwave, the announcement swept through the Reincarnation Space… and beyond it, the world itself.
In the plazas and halls of the Reincarnation Space, every Reincarnator who had been chatting, trading, or submitting missions froze on the spot.
Like stone statues.
The Reincarnation Space had issued similar announcements before.
For instance, when someone obtained an S-Rank clearance, a notification would also be broadcast.
But those messages were always blunt and emotionless..."Reincarnator XX has cleared Dungeon XXX and obtained an S-Rank Evaluation."
Everyone had assumed that was simply the Reincarnation Space's usual style.
So why did it feel… different this time?
Because this wasn't an S-Rank.
It was a God-tier evaluation—SSS-Rank!
Since the moment the Reincarnation Space had descended upon the world, no one had ever achieved the highest possible clearance rating.
And now, someone finally had.
The moment the realization hit, the entire Reincarnation Space exploded into chaos.
"Who the hell is this Blank?! Is he really that monstrous?!"
"Could he be some genius newcomer cultivated by a top-tier power?"
"Am I the only one who actually cares how Blank managed to get an SSS-Rank clearance?"
…Jacob heard the announcement replaying as well.
The regret etched across his face only deepened.
"I refuse to accept this!!!"
Why did it have to be that fucking guy?
The people around him instinctively kept their distance, no one wanted to be near a lunatic like this.
And compared to someone like Jacob, the entire Reincarnation Space was now fixated on a single name.
Blank.
The person who had created an unprecedented record in the Reincarnation Space instantly became the idol of countless Reincarnators.
No matter how others speculated, doubted, or envied him, the fact remained.
He had cleared the dungeon with an SSS-Rank.
An achievement without precedent.
One that could never be erased.
That said, while many admired him, very few truly envied him.
Because Blank had cleared a dungeon on the First Floor of the Reincarnation Tower.
At this point, the number of Reincarnators still stuck on the First Floor was actually quite small.
Most of them… were newcomers.
Reincarnators who had already climbed to higher floors could not return to challenge "Highschool of the Dead", so naturally, most of them gave it little further thought.
However, just because it was meaningless to the average Reincarnator didn't mean it was meaningless to everyone.
After the descent of the Reincarnation Space, the world's major powers had quickly begun cultivating talent.
They possessed vast talent reserves under their banners, and some even deliberately kept a portion of their people from entering the Reincarnation Space immediately, waiting patiently for the right timing.
Their goal was simple: to obtain high-evaluation clearance strategies for as many dungeons as possible, then apply those strategies wholesale to the Reincarnators they were nurturing.
If every dungeon could be cleared with at least an A-rank evaluation, then climbing from the first floor all the way to the thirtieth floor, the highest reached so far, the foundation and accumulated strength would far surpass that of the early pioneer Reincarnators, who had been forced to explore blindly with nothing but trial and error.
And Blank's SSS-rank clearance method?
It was more than enough to tempt them.
If this had been a dungeon above the twentieth floor, they might have hesitated.
But this was the first floor.
The very starting point of the Reincarnation Tower.
As long as they secured this guide!
With this alone, they could allow the geniuses they cultivated to truly enter the Reincarnation Space and experience a story-world dungeon—without worrying about wasting precious resources.
And while doing so, they could also reap the rewards of an SSS-rank clearance!
It was the best of both worlds.
A flawless plan.
---
Meanwhile, inside a conference room belonging to an official institution in Skendor, Luminar City, a dense crowd of personnel had gathered for a top-secret meeting, their expressions solemn and tense.
They had been summoned suddenly, and urgently.
On the massive screen at the front of the room, a report was being displayed.
It detailed the government's efforts over the past year to clear "Highschool of the Dead," as well as the emergency measures taken to contain the viral infection after the Reincarnation Instance had invaded reality.
But now all of it was meaningless.
A middle-aged man stood at the front of the conference room.
He was the Director of the Special Reincarnation Countermeasure Bureau.
"Alright," he said calmly. "Everyone, speak freely."
"Let's discuss this Reincarnator known as 'Blank.'"
He paused briefly.
Then his voice grew heavy.
"Although we still haven't managed to make contact with Blank himself, and it's even possible he hasn't exited the dungeon yet—"
"The guide he holds right now, the world's only SSS-rank clearance guide..."
"Will become a storm capable of shaking the entire world."
"If any country, or even a private power, obtains this guide before everyone else."
"Then it can be said that their starting line will already be far ahead of the rest of the world."
The entire conference room erupted into noise.
Clearly, none of them had expected the usually strict, Director to place such an overwhelming evaluation on Blank's influence.
In a very real sense the guide in Blank's possession...
...directly determined the future direction of the world itself.
---
"Wait for me, Saeko."
For Arthur, having to leave the first woman in this life in such a world was still difficult for him to accept calmly. (relax, he'll bring her.)
[Dear Reincarnator "Blank", you have exited the dungeon "Highschool of the Dead." Clearance Evaluation: SSS-Rank. Clearance rewards are now being calculated.]
[During this dungeon, you eliminated a total of 134,678 corpses, gaining 134,678 Reincarnation Points.]
[As the recipient of an SSS-Rank Clearance Evaluation, you obtained 100,000 Reincarnation Points as the base reward. Due to your outstanding performance in completing the mission, you received an additional 30,000 Reincarnation Points as a bonus.]
[For this dungeon clearance, you have obtained a total of 264,678 Reincarnation Points.]
Even though Arthur had braced himself for it, he was still stunned the moment he heard that final number.
Two hundred and sixty thousand Reincarnation Points!?
If this figure were made public, even a veteran Reincarnator with ten years of experience would struggle to match it.
And those people earned points, spent them, then earned more again.
Even so, at most, no one probably ever held more than 10,000 Reincarnation Points at any given time.
But he had earned 260,000 in a single dungeon run!
That was beyond absurd.
It was downright outrageous.
However, that still wasn't the end of it.
[You cleared the dungeon with an SSS-Rank Evaluation, obtaining one SSS-Rank Super Diviny Card Pool draw, with an S-Rank minimum guarantee!]
A guaranteed draw!
One had to understand, this card pool practically encompassed everything across all worlds within the Reincarnation Space.
Items.
Equipment.
Skills.
Bloodlines.
Even things like world fragments, divine authorities, godheads, and artifacts could theoretically appear.
Of course, that was only in theory.
To this day, the number of people who had drawn even a true S-rank reward purely through luck could be counted on one hand.
Arthur remembered someone once revealing that random draws only started offering a minimum guarantee at S-rank, and even then, the guaranteed minimum was merely B-rank.
Yet his draw?
Its minimum guarantee was S-rank.
Then, the system notification continued.
[You cleared the dungeon with an SSS-Rank Evaluation, triggering a probability-based reward: 1 SSS-Rank Plot Privilege Card!]
Huh?
There's more?
What was this Plot Privilege Card?
None of the information Arthur had gathered before mentioned anything like it.
Was this some kind of exclusive reward, something that only appeared after an SSS-rank clearance?
[Ding—]
"…You've got to be kidding me. It's still not over?"
[Dear Reincarnator "Blank".]
[Because you have perfectly cleared the Reincarnation Dungeon "Highschool of the Dead" for the first time with an SSS-rank evaluation, a special Perfect First Clear draw has been triggered.]
Arthur's eyes widened slightly.
[You have a 50% chance to obtain a special reward, and a 50% chance to trigger a retry.]
Another lottery draw?
Arthur had never heard that such a special prize pool existed.
But since the System had mentioned it.
One must pass with a perfect SSS-rank rating, and only the first person to achieve a perfect completion can obtain this chance for a draw.
Clearly, that reward was incomparable to ordinary items.
However, Arthur was a bit confused by the 50% probability it specifically mentioned.
Isn't that probability too high?
It was practically being given away for free to the Reincarnator who achieved the perfect first clear... Although, besides him, almost no one could easily achieve an SSS-rank rating.
But once someone manages it, there's a 50% chance of getting this exclusive reward. It felt abnormal.
"Forget it, there shouldn't be anything else, right?"
Arthur waited for a moment, confirmed there were no further rewards, and then spoke to the System in his mind.
"Open both lottery draws for me right now."
He wasn't the type to dilly-dally when drawing from a gacha pool!
If you don't win, just spend money!
If you spend money, won't you win?
If you don't spend money, can you win?
The current Arthur was the same way.
He was certain that he would have plenty of future SSS-rank clear opportunities, so this chance for a draw was not that important to him.
If I gain it, it is my luck; if I lose it, it is my fate.
Anyway, his gains were already substantial enough, The only thing that could truly excite him now would be if something appeared that could help him bring Saeko into the real world.
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