Introverted Archer 46

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46. Rational Sure Hit!

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You have reached level 22.

You have reached level 23.

<Triple> has changed to <Quintuple>.

<Observation Eye> has changed to <Insight Eye>.

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Huh... I hear can something...?

"What, are you asleep!?"

No monsters around. For now, I can relax.

Probably, I lost consciousness from that impact earlier. If my level increased, it couldn't have been that long.

Wait, if my level increased.

"Did I win... against the Floor Boss..."

After using <Rational One> and fully utilizing my foresight, I feel drained. Even on the third layer, being this defenseless is dangerous. Let's get up for now.

As I stood up, I looked where the Floor Boss was. I find myself speechless.

"What is this!?"

The dungeon wall gets destroyed, and a tunnel-like hole leads toward where the Floor Boss is. 

It's like when I burn a piece of paper in the middle with a lighter, rough yet clean hole.

"That's quite a hefty power... Well, it's weird for me to say that, but..."

I touch the dungeon wall to confirm the sensation. It's hard and cold. If it takes this much power to destroy it, the Floor Boss wouldn't stand a chance.

"Come to think of it, my skills changed because my level went up earlier... Let's see."

<Triple> has changed to <Quintuple>. It makes some sense. The issue lies with <Insight Eye>.

"It probably means the performance of the appraisal skill has improved... That's right!"

If I use it to check my current state, maybe I can understand more about my foresight.

Maybe, but I don't think this is about buffs or stats. The most likely possibility is—

"Appraise [Sure Hit]."

Then, a window pops up.

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[Sure Hit]

Kageyama Eimu's blessing. Awakening stage 2.

Two abilities.

① Ensures attacks hit enemies.

② Ensures glimpses of the future.

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Huh...? There is something new. Wasn't an unknown effect added?

<Insight Eye> has higher performance as an appraisal skill. 

So, this one is more accurate. If that's the case, then this is?

I don't understand, but probably something like this.

Until now, [Sure Hit] was merely a blessing to ensure attacks hit enemies.

However, as my level increased, my ability of foresight awakened.

I'm not entirely sure what this 'awakening' entails. 

Is it something with specific conditions, or does it happen to anyone as their level increases—

"Come to think of it, how many people in the world are over level 20..."

I don't know. Until recently, I was just a high school student, and the world was beyond my imagination, too lacking in information.

It would be nice if there were people who could tell me various things at times like this. 

Well, I shouldn't expect too much. At least, they wouldn't be close by.

Anyway, discovering that foresight is part of [Sure Hit]'s effect is a great gain. 

I defeated the long-awaited Floor Boss, so let's call it a day.

I step out of the dungeon and stretch. 

It's a holiday today, so the fact that I can go back and laze around is a big deal.

Now, when I get home, I'll do the bare minimum of studying and then—

"...!!"

I have a sensation like an electric shock that runs through my brain.

This is, I've felt this before!

"It's foresight!"

I can see it. Various scenes and voices are not very clear but changing.

People screaming. Monster figures. People running in a shopping mall.

And—Hina is surrounded by monsters.

"Huff, huff... It's quite unsettling..."

I feel a little sick. I'll have to get used to this too.

It seems that [Sure Hit]'s foresight can be controlled for the near future, but distant futures suddenly flood in.

"That earlier vision was definitely Hina..."

After Mirei, is Hina in trouble? Damn! My life is really busy!

The background footage is from the Formo shopping mall Hina and I went to. It was crowded, so it was probably a holiday.

And most importantly, there were monsters there for some reason.

"Probably a disaster..."

Monsters appearing in the city are nothing but a disaster. The question is when it will happen.

Next week, since it's a holiday? Or the week after? It can't be, but—

I open my phone and check the messaging app. Recently, I could see the news on the messaging app.

I search for news close to my current location in the Local News tab. Anything urgent!?

"...This can't be true."

I unleash <Anchor Arrow> towards the furthest point I can visually identify.

There's no time to waste.

On the screen of my phone... Two minutes ago, an emergency alert. It informs me that a disaster occurred in the parking lot of Midoriya Dai Formo.