Ah… I will tell you exactly what just happened.

I activated the skill 《Attack Power Up (Small)》. Then, I punched an adventurer.

And then that adventurer flew off.

It was like he had just taken a super powerful technique to the face.

But something’s odd.

I certainly hit him without mercy, but is it normal for someone to fly that far?

I just punched him to disrupt the attack on Ray, that’s all.

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

Everyone around me raised voices full of confusion.

Even the adventurers, who had been so energetic just a moment ago, seemed completely stunned. They stood there with their mouths agape, looking up at the direction where the adventurer flew.

“…………Aaaaaahhh!”

A little late, it seems the adventurer came back (or fell).

Screaming, he crashed to the ground without even attempting to break his fall.

――Boom!!

The adventurer seemed to sink deep into the ground.

A hole shaped like a person with their arms raised in victory appeared in the earth.

When I nervously peeked into the hole, it seemed the adventurer was still alive. His legs were twitching.

Well, I didn’t intend to actually kill him. Honestly, I felt a little relieved.

“Hey… hey,” one of the remaining adventurers asked in a hoarse voice.

“What… what did you just do?”

The energy from earlier was completely gone from their voice. In fact, they were trembling with fear.

“Well, you see,” I scratched the back of my head as I answered.

“I just hit him after applying Attack Power Up (Small).”

“That can’t be! There’s no way that’s what happened!!”

Everyone shouted in unison.

“Even if you say that, that’s exactly what happened.”

The skill “Attack Power Up (Small)” is supposed to just slightly increase attack power.

But with this 《Cheat Code Manipulation》, it seems it isn’t quite like that.

What would happen if I activated Attack Power Up (Super Huge)…

“Damn, you were hiding an ace up your sleeve. As expected of the son of the Silver Sword Saint…!”

“No. I told you, that’s not it.”

I waved one hand to deny it.

But,

“Yikes!”

Just that simple gesture seemed to terrify the adventurers.

They flinched and hugged each other tightly.

――Well, whatever.

It was an unexpected situation, but this is an opportunity.

“If you’ve had enough, then get lost. You’re bothering the carriage shop.”

“Damn it! I’ll remember this!”

With a cowardly parting shot, the adventurers scattered.

“Wait for meeeee!”

The adventurer who was blown away, though weak, also left.

All that remained was silence.

The people who had been talking behind my back earlier must have realized how dangerous the situation was. It suddenly became quiet.

They are really easy to read.

“Arios… I didn’t know you had that kind of power…”

Ray seemed to be taken aback.

She stared at me with wide eyes.

“That’s amazing! You might really be stronger than your father now!”

“Hmm, not quite that far…”

I still haven’t seen my father, the Silver Sword Saint, Leon Macba, go all out.

I know he’s absurdly strong.

So, I don’t think I’m stronger than the 《Silver Sword Saint》 skill.

But, this mysterious skill 《Cheat Code Manipulation》…

I think this skill might be a monster, after all.

That’s what I thought, alone.