I Can Make Everything Level UP

Thanks to the party, everyone let loose and then headed toward a tavern when Svan and Marie got too drunk. The others wanted to enjoy more time drinking as well, so the kids and Anna stayed behind at the inn. Billy wanted to sleep and give his bones time to repair themselves, but they only returned late at night. Still, Billy didn't drink much. He realized that the hooded guy was waiting for him at the back of the inn. Once he put his wives to sleep, he left. He had a lot of things to talk about with that guy, but he couldn't see himself talking with him normally. Someone like him in that world... he could only see him as an enemy.

"What?" Billy asked.

"That cold reaction, are you from northern parts of Europe?" The hooded guy asked. "Still, that is weird given how close you are to those people."

"You'd better not keep watching my family and friends, otherwise, you might wake up buried somewhere the next time," Billy said. "There are many things that I tolerate, you watching them isn't one of those."

"I just saw you tonight and the ones that participated in the tournament," the hooded guy said. "Besides, I have better things to do than spy on others. Putting that aside, my name is Icarus, and you are Billy, right?"

Billy didn't believe that his name was actually Icarus… Why would he use his real name and a hood if he wanted to keep his identity hidden? He was doing things in a pretty half-assed way… Or perhaps he was just that dumb. Either way, Icarus passed a different vibe to Billy, he didn't seem like someone from Earth that died around the same age as Billy. Perhaps he was older when he died. Regardless, it was hard to say if that kind of information would come in hand.

"Before you ask anything, I need to explain why I had to fight you like that," Icarus said. "I met another guy like us and he caused me a lot of problems, to the point that I was forced to leave the region I was raised in. While that wasn't a real problem since I was planning to explore this world, it doesn't change the fact that he drove me out. So, I was considering getting rid of you before you could have a similar problem."

"Is he acting like Jeannette?" Billy asked. "What are his powers?"

"More or less, he is building something similar to a kingdom as well, and while he isn't one hundred percent ruthless to those that don't want to follow him, he makes them leave their homes if they don't intend to do that," Icarus replied. "Also, he is fully aware of the stories of the other generations of reincarnated people, so he is preparing for an inevitable confrontation. As for me, I want to buy good relationships with others like us to avoid that. I don't like fighting all that much and I am satisfied with using my powers just to have fun. Regardless, he is a summoner that can use all kinds of magic as well, so I never had any chance of defeating him. I am sharpening my skills in case I have to fight him again, but I don't think that I am ready for that."

A summoner that could many types of spells… that seemed like a pretty terrible combination. It would mean that the skills he had completed each other gave him almost zero weakness. Billy was starting to think that his skills had fallen behind those…

"It seems that you are having good relationships with the people of this world, so perhaps your actions might help me convince others like us that we don't need to fight each other," Icarus said. "Still, you should be more careful because that guy will eventually try to expand his territory and since your accomplishments are something, he will assume you are one of us. Thus, he will target your state and allies."

"Where is he?" Billy asked.

"He is a good three thousand kilometers North of here, so it will take a while for him to act, but he is strengthening his army and it is only a matter of time before this part of the continent is engulfed in a war again," Icarus replied.

Billy sighed… That summoner… He must not have a limit to the things or creatures he can summon. The limit must be his mana, and yet. He is taking his time building his army… There was nothing worse than a cautious and smart enemy.

"Have you found anything why this is happening? Were we really summoned just to fight each other and by who?" Billy asked. "I heard that there is this religion on the next state up north from here that worships a certain goddess, have you investigated it?"

"I tried, but I didn't learn much since those guys are quite cautious of their secrets," Icarus replied. "Most likely, we were summoned by some god-like beings and we received powers from them, but it is hard to say anything else. My guess is that that religion was founded by one of us of the past and they were trying to contact those beings. If it worked or not, I have no idea."

Billy had considered that possibility, and after hearing that, he began to consider things as well. Instead of one goddess, perhaps they were summoned by several gods for whatever reason. The most obvious one would be them trying to get rid of their boredom by raising their chosen and make them stand above the other reincarnated. Still, Billy knew that nothing good would come of playing that game. After all, he knew that people in that world could live for a lot longer, and yet, he didn't hear or find any traces of the reincarnated guys who had left, not recent ones, at the very least….