level is a meaningless concept if they all die instantly from basic shit. His fireball should not be one-shotting level 97 moths, not if you want the level concept to mean anything at all. Level 96 caterpillars should not be smushed instantly by a thin rolled stone, if you want level to...
3% flat drop rate increase is ridiculous. Most games its a percentage of the percentage. For instance, 1% would be 1.03%. Because increasing it from 1% to 4% with a single item is quadrupling the drop rate. Just, absurdity.
It sounds like most black mages aren't very powerful, as in the effects they can place on the enemy are very minor. MC-kun is the exception, having been trained by a Demon King, and can place exceptionally powerful effects on his opponents.
Really, what he should have done was challenged his...