(A/N: Sorry For The Last Chapter, I Accidentally Repeated The Chapter, For The Compensation, Another Chapter Is Getting Released Soon)
The Next Day....
Early Morning....
Lucian Pov:
(Great Sage: Wake Up Master...)
I Opened My Eyes On Hearing A Familiar Voice, Or Was Also Rather Mentally Slapped Out Of My Dream.....
I Stretched Open My Arms And Legs,
Yesterday, After Returning, Using The Skill Predetor, With Great Sage Handling The Control, I Just Predetated The Dust And Waste,
While Later Taking Out New Bed Sheets, Covers, And A Long Time Of Cleaning, And Packaging The Stuff's Of Former Members Of The Familia, I Was Finally Free,
But Then Again, I Had To Cook Us Dinner.....
And Now Here I Am,
What Time Is It Great Sage ?
(Great Sage: Currently, It's 6:17 Am In The Morning.....)
Good,
I Walked Out Of My Bed And Went To Freshen Myself Up,
As Well As Taking Out A Grey Shirt And Pants, And A Black Overcoat,
Yes, Somehow It Just Matches Me Very Well...
As For The Breakfast....
I Need To Prepare It Again..... For Both Me And Astrea.....
Timeskip....
Lucian Pov:
Standing At The Front Of The Babel Tower, As Well As The Dungeon Entrance....
I Could Very Well Understand Why Most People Said The Dungeon Is Alive,
I Mean The One Eyed Black Dragon Is At The Bottom Of The Dungeon, As Well As It's Trying To Recover Using Souls It Gets From The Fallen Adventurers...
My Enhanced Sense's Is Literally Speaking That Dungeon Is Breathing And Alive....
I Made My Way Through The Crowds And Stood At The Front Of Stone Staircase Where The Dungeon Starts,
Without Much Hesitation, I Walked In,
Yesterday, I Had Gotten A Steel Chestplate And A Steel Knife, Barely Containing Mana Inside It, Slightly Better Then Normal Steel Gears....
Also,
I Command You Again, Great Sage,
If I Were To Hit By A Fatal And Don't Notice In Time, Take Over My Body To Avoid It, And If I Am In Danger And Unconscious, Take Over My Body And Ensure My Safety...
(Great Sage: Command Accepted....)
Good,
I Started Descending Into The Staircase,
And After A Few Minutes, I Was Now In The Dungeon Floor 1,
The Stone Caravan Stretched Wide,
The Stones Luminating A Blue Light, Almost Everything Is Visible, Very Visible....
I Walked, Forward, Changing Into Different Corridors,
Thankfully Great Sage Is Keeping A Mental Map, I Won't Get Lost....
And I Again Turned To Another Corridor,
And Then I Finally Saw Something...
Three Goblins,
A Screech Echoed From The Shadows, Three Goblins Burst From A Crevice, Their Eyes Glowing Yellow In The Dim,
I Held Out My Dagger, Putting A Clumsy Stance, Hopefully Great Sage Can Improve My Techniques Real Time Using Analysis....
The First Goblin Jumped At Me, His Dagger Aiming For My Head,
(Great Sage: Command Accepted, Analysing Current Body State....Posture Inefficient, Wrist Angle Will Cause Recoil Damage, Correcting Trajectory, Engraving Improved Data....)
The Voice Of Great Sage Rang Inside, Instantly, I Felt A Phantom Sensation Override My Nervous System, My Wrist Twisted, My Footing Shifted, And My Center Of Gravity Dropped,
Almost Instantly, I Ducked Down,
'Slash'
The Dagger Didn't Just Hit, It Severed The Lead Goblin's Head With Such Precision, Even I Didn't Think It'd Be This Easy To Kill It,
(Great Sage: Combat Data Recorded, Engraving Improved Combat Data Into Muscle Memory....)
In Mind, A Few Seconds Might Have Paused,
But In Reality,
It Didn't Pause, I Spun, Ducking Under A Second Goblin's Dagger And Drove My Blade Into Its Chest, The Third Tried To Run, But I Freking Threw The Knife,
'Thud !'
Headshot !
It Took The Monster In The Back Of The Skull,
Three Then Turns Puffs Of Black Smoke,
Three Magic Stone's Dropped To The Floor,
Seeing The Smoke, Something Clicked Into My Mind.....
I Extended My Hand Towards The Disappearing Mist,
Lucian: Predator,
A Dark Vortex Swirled From My Hand, It Targeted The Dissipating Black Mist, The Smoke Was Devoured Into My Hand....
Analyse It Great Sage....
(Great Sage: Understood.... Analysis Completed, The 'Black Mist' Consists Of Residual Mana And Loose Exelia.....)
I Could Almost Say I Was Smirking Widely
Lucian: The Stuff That Raises Stats, Right ?
(Great Sage: Affirmative, Normally, This Exelia Dissipates Into The Dungeon, But By Consuming It Via Predator, It Can Be Harvested And Applied To Master's Soul Container (Falna).....)
Lucian: Hehehahahahaha ! That's What I'm Talking About ! Great Sage And Predetor Are Really A Cheat Code !
(Great Sage: Secondary Notice, Excess Mana From The Mist Has Been Condensed, Generating.... Drop Item, Goblin Fang -1....)
Huh ?
I Instantly Used Stomach And Looked In It....
It Was There....
A Small Fang, I Could Immediately Say Where It Came From.....
So That's How Items Are Left Behind.... No Wonder Item Drops Are Rare, It Took Combined Mana Of 3 Different Goblins To Solidify Just 1.....
Drop Items Were Usually Rare Because They Required The Monster's Mana To Naturally Condense In A Specific Body Part Before Death, But Predator Forced That Process Artificially....
Lucian: Higher Growth Rate, Higher Drop Rate.....
Heh, No Wonder Rimuru Got So Powerful Quickly, Even With Slight Changes, As Long As The Core Function Is There, I Can Grow Strong, Faster Like Bell Cranel Did....
I Don't Know How Much Time Is Left, After All, I Have Heard The Rumour Of A Newbie Almost Getting Killed By A Minotaur In Floor 5.....
Meaning The Official Story Has Already Began.....
I Looked At The Empty Floor, Barely Spawning Monster....
Lucian: Time To Go Deeper....
With That, I Left The Room And Started Walking Towards The Floor Staircase....
Timeskip...
3rd Person Pov:
After A Few Hours Of Walking And Fighting Through The Dungeon Floors, Lucian Still Kept Going Down,
He Didn't Stop At The 4th Or Even The 5th Floor, Which Are Considered Forging Newbie To Slightly Experienced Adventurers....
With Great Sage Micromanaging His Stamina And Correcting His Flaws In Real-Time, Lucian Became A Blur Of Shadow, He Tore Through Kobolds On The 4th Floor,
Though The Dungeon Lizards On The 5th And Few From 4th Did Gave Him Some Problem Because Of Ambushing Constantly,
They Still Couldn't Hurt Him Seriously, With Great Sage On Standby, And Thought Acceleration Providing Him Maximum Reaction Speed,
Then, He Hit The 6th,
'Hiss'
'Slick !'
A Frog Shooter Leaped From The Darkness, It's Long Tongue Lashing Out Like A Whip, Simultaneously, The Shadows On The Wall Detached Themselves, War Shadows, Three Of Them Came As Soon As They Sensed A Single Person,
This Was A Kill Zone For A Solo Rookie,
Lucian: "Currently, I'm At Flat 0 Aside My 1 Stat In Magic, I Wonder Much Much Exelia I Might Get Against These Agile Monsters..."
He Looked At His Body, Slight Scratches Every, A Bit Blood Flowing Out, Yet He Is Undeniablely Not In Danger, Aside The Physical Fatigue He Was Building....
Lucian: "Great Sage, Active Undine's Tear's For Me...Heal My Wounds, Even The Smallest Scratch's....."
(Great Sage: Acknowledged.....)
With A Light Blue Hue Enveloped Lucian, As He Felt His Bruised, Cut Skin Gradually Numbing, Likely Healing Back....
Another Reason Why He Had Guts To Even Set Foot Here Was Actually Because Of His Skill,
[Avenger of the Rejected]
This Skill Activate Whenever Someone Held Preduce Against Him, Or Also Rather If They Held Any Hostility Against Him,
Meaning, As Long As Someone Held Hostility Against Him, He Would Get A Status Boost Depending On The Numbers Of Beings Who Were Hostile Against Him,
And In Dungeon, Where Every Monster Held Hostility Against Adventurers And Intelligent Beings.... In There, As Long As He Faced A Monster, He Would Never Be Weak Like Flat 0 Stat,
Another Broken Skill, It Was Ment For Solo Adventurer Like Him,
Lucian Moved,
He Dodged The Frog Shooter's Tongue, And Then Caught It, Pulled The Beast Mid-Air And Slashed It's Throat,
The War Shadows Lunged, Their Clawed Hands Aiming For His Eyes, Lucian Wove Between Them, Against His Unnaturally High Speed, They Felt Too Slow,
Slash.
Parry.
Pierce.
He Fought For Hours, He Took Hits—Deep Scratches, Bruised Ribs—But Every Time He Paused, He Placed A Hand Over The Wound,
A Blue Light Enveloped The Wound, Knitting The Flesh Back Together,
By The Time He Decided To Leave, Thanks To Great Sage Keeping A Mental Calculation, He Knew It Was Around 5 Pm,
He Checked Himself, Slightly Torn Clothes And Bit Bruised With Dirt, But He's In Good Shape,
As For His Lunch, He Had Stored It Inside Stomach's Sub Space, And Ate It When He Was Alone,
That Aside, In His Sub-Space, It Was Loaded, Magic Stone, Drop Items,
He Had Over Dozens Of Drop Items Of Each Types He Had Gotten,
And With That In Mind, He Started To Retrace His Steps Back To Surface.....
Timeskip.....
The Guild,
3rd Person Pov:
Inside The Guild, With Many Lines Of Adventurers Either Waiting For Exchanging Magic Stone For Valis, Or Waiting For More Advice About Thier Respective Adventuring Floor,
While Lucian, Waited For His Turn, Until Someone Called,
Rose: Next,
Said The Familiar, Sharp Voice,
Rose Fannett Looked Up, Her Amber Eyes Widening Slightly Upon Seeing Lucian,
She Saw The Dust On His Jacket, The Faint Smell Of Monster Blood, And The Slight Scratches On The Clothes He Was Wearing, Seemingly Unharmed,
She Sighed In Relief As She Spoke,
Rose: You Went, There Didn't You ?
Lucian: I Did.....
Rose Stared At Him, Thinking About Something.....
Rose: Since Currently Your The Only One In Your Familia.... There Shouldn't Be Anyone There To Teach You The Ropes, Though You Did Read About The Dungeon Floor And Monsters Yesterday, You Must've Team Up With Another Party, Am I Right ?
Rose's Eyebrows Lifted Slightly, After All, For A New Adventurer, Without Anyone Else's Help, And Seeing His State, It's The Only Explanation How He Survived The Dungeon On His First Day....
Yet A Single Drop Of Sweat Fell From Lucian's Head, As He Awkwardly Spoke....
Lucian: Uh.... Well, I Actually Went Alone....
Rose's Demeanor Changed A Bit, Her Ears Dropped A Bit, As Her Eyes Sharpened, As She Just Stared At Him In Silence....
Rose: Cough, Well I Am Sure You Are Smart Enough To Stay On The First Floor.....
Lucian Didn't Say Anything About It, As He Just Stared At Her....
Rose Caught This Expression As Her Ears Dropped Even Lower, But Before She Could Speak, Lucian Spoke,
Lucian: Anyway, I'd Like To Use A Private Booth, It's..... Kinda A Lot ...
Her Staring Turned Into A Glare With Sharp Eyes, As She Spoke....
Rose: Private Booth Comes With A Fee If You Don't Have A Advisor You Know,
Lucian: "And I Actually.... Didn't Know About That, It Wasn't Detailed In Yesterday's Form Or Light Novels I've Read...." I'll Pay...
Rose: Alright Then, Follow Me,
Then Her Face Changed, Now With A Businesslike Smile,
He Also Followed Her Along,
As She Also Signaled A Junior Receptionists To Take Her Spot,
She Led Him Into A Small, Soundproofed Room At The Back Of The Hall, She Sat Down, Crossing Her Arms,
Rose: Well ? Empty Your Bag, If You Wasted a Booth For Ten Goblin Stones, I'm Doubling Your Advisor Fee,
Fortunately, Lucian Had Brought A Small Backpack For Himself When He Got Out And Stored Most Of His Loot Inside It, He Couldn't Just Show Off His Sub-Space Can He ?
Lucian Flipped And Dumped Down The Contents In A Neet Pile,
'Clatter'
'Clatter '
'THUD'
It Sounded Like A Hailstorm Of Crystal, A Mountain Of Magic Stones Poured From The Thin Looking Backpack, Piling Up On The Small Table Until Some Spilled Onto The Floor, Mixed In Were Fangs, Claws Of Different Monsters...
Rose Stood Up, Her Chair Scraping Loudly Against The Floor, She Stared At The Pile, Then At Lucian, Then Back At The Pile,
Rose: This is... This Is Impossible....
Her Voice Cracked, She Cleared Her Throat...
She Picked Up A Black, Sharp Claw,
Rose: War Shadow Claw....Floor 6....
She Slammed Her Hand Down On The Table,
'BAAM!'
Lucian Jumped In The Sudden Outburst....
Rose: Floor 6 ?!
Rose Snarled, Her Tail Bristling With Genuine Anger,
Rose: You Are A Level 1 With Zero Stats ! You Registered Yesterday ! Are You Trying To Kill Yourself !? Do You Have Any Idea What Would Happen To Lady Astrea If Her Only Familia Member Died On His First Day ?!
She Loomed Over Him, The 'Advisor' Persona Gone, Replaced By A Furious Veteran,
Rose: Reckless, Stupid, Suicidal !
Lucian Shrank Back Slightly,
Lucian:I... I Can Explain.....
Rose: Explain Fast,
Rose Hissed In A Glare,
Lucian Took A Breath, He Knew That Rose Wasn't Like Eina, And Though Rose Wouldn't Snitch On Him About His Skills, It's Better To Leave Some Information Then Nothing, Otherwise Who Knows Would Stalk Him Down Just To Learn About His Fast Growth Speed,
It's Better To Mix Some Truth And Lie And Get The Heck Out Of There,
Lucian: My Skill... It... It Gives Me A Massive Stat Boost Based On How Much The Enemy Wants To Kill Me, It's Based On The Number Of Hostile Beings Against Me.....
It Should Make Things Easier To Understand, Skills Manifest Regardless The Level, And Can Explain How He Was Able To Fight There Instead Of His Cheat Of A Skill Working Behind....
Rose Paused, She Looked At Him, Processing The Logic, A Skill That Scales With Danger ?
It Explained How He 'Survived' The 6th Floor's Swarm Tactics Of The Dungeon....
She Exhaled A Long, Shuddering Sigh And Slumped Back Into Her Chair, Rubbing Her Temples,
Rose: A Crisis-Scaling Skill..... Of Course, The Goddess Of Justice Picks Up A Boy Whose Power Is Literally 'Fighting Against The Odds'...
She Looked At Him, Her Eyes Weary,
Rose: It Is Still Dangerous, Lucian, One Slip-Up, One Hit You Don't See Coming, And The Boost Won't Save You....
Lucian: I Know..... I'll Be Careful....
Actually, With Great Sage Around, Being Ambushed Would Be Practically Impossible, Unless One Can Avoid Great Sage's Detection And Be Overwhelming Strong Enough To Kill Him Instantly....
Or Else If He Gets A Single Chance, He Can Adapt, And Fight Back....
Rose Stared At Him For A Moment, Then Shook Her Head, She Began Sorting The Loot,
Rose: Let's See What You Got....
She Started To Count The Magic Stone's, As Well As The Drop Items He Had Got,
Rose: 36 Goblin Magic Stones And 11 Goblin Fangs, 47 Kobold Magic Stone And 13 Kobold Nails, 68 Dungeon Lizard Magic Stone... 36 Frog Shooter Magic Stone... and 87 War Shadows And 8 War Shadow Claws....
She Finished Counting And Looked At Him,
Rose: 87 War Shadows ? Did You Hunt The Entire Floor To Extinction ?
Lucian: They Kept Coming..... So I Just Killed Them....
He Shrugged It Off Like As If He Wasn't Actively Searching For Them Back In The Dungeon Via Great Sage's Detection....
Rose: And The Drops...The Drop Rate Is Abnormally High, We Rarely Get a Dozen Of Drop Items In A Month..... But You Got Over 32 Different Drops Alone.....
Lucian: Lucky Day ?
At Least, She Might Believe it, He Actually Looks Very Lucky.... Skills, Fighting Skills, The Amount Of Monster He Killed And Drops He Got.....
Only Luck Can Chalk It Up....
Rose Didn't Buy It, But She Was Too Tired To Argue, She Processed The Exchange....
Rose Scribbled On A Parchment, Writing Down His Total Income....
Rose: Total Exchange Value... Including The High Volume Of Drop Items... 342,000 Valis....
Lucian: And The Private Booth Fee ?
Rose Shook Her Head,
Rose: There's No Need, I Am Your Advisor, Can't Believe They Gave Me The Task To Look Over You....
Lucian..... He Could Only Give A Smile In Return, After All, He Knew How Abnormal It Might Be To A Normal Person,
After All, Between Him And Normal Rookie,
It Was Abysmal, A Large Gap Between A Normal Rookie And Him,
It Was A Small Fortune For A Level 1's First Day, Most Rookies Made 5,000 If They Were Lucky Enough.....
But Lucian.... It's Almost Like He Is Blessed By The God Of Luck Himself.....
Lucian Took The Heavy Bag Of Money And Placed It Inside His Backpack, As He Quickly Swept 300,000 Of It Into His Stomach Sub-Space, Leaving A Modest Amount Of 40,000 Visible In The Bag....
With That, He Bid Farewell And Left The Guild.....
Meanwhile Rose Was Massaging Her Forehead,
Rose: I Need A Drink.....
But Then She Looked At The Pile Of Magic Stone Lucian Had Just Exchanged.....
A Small Smile Gazed Her Face,
Rose: "At Least.... He Won't Die So Easily...."
Fortunately She Knew About His Skills Now, If He Could Sharpen His Combat Instincts, He Would Be Clearing The Floor With Ease...
Timeskip.....
The Stardust Garden
3rd Person Pov:
The Sun Had Set By The Time Lucian Reached Home,
Astrea Was Sitting In The Living Room, The Room's Lanterns Were Lit, She Was Staring At The Gate, Her Hands Clasped Tightly In Her Lap...
Even Though Lucian Had Done His Best To Calm Her Down Enough, She Was Still Worried, It Was Hi First Dungeon Dive, Alone At That.....
When The Gate Creaked Open And Lucian Stepped Through, The Tension Drained From Her Body So Visibly She Almost Slumped Over,
Lucian: I'm Back,
Astrea Stood Up, Rushing Down The Steps, She Stopped In Front Of Him, Her Eyes Scanning Him For Injuries, Fortunately, There Was None,
Seeing This She Seemed To Breath In Relief,
Astrea: You Are Late, The Sun Went Down An Hour Ago,
Lucian: Just Lost Track Of Time, In The Dungeon, You Can't Exactly Tell
What Time It Is....
Astrea: You Are Hurt.....
Astrea Noted, Ignoring His Explanation And Touching A Tear In His Jacket Sleeve.
Lucian: Just Scratches, I Patched Them Up,
Astrea Sighed, Though She Had Clearly Underestimated Him,
She Thought This Slight Scratches Might Be From Goblin's From Floor 1....
What She Didn't Know Was That Lucian Had Directly Hunted Down To Floor 6....
Astrea: Come Inside, Tell Me About Your First Day In Dungeon...
She Dragged Him Inside The Living Room, As Lucian Didn't Resist, After All, She Was Going To Go Through A Similar Experience Like Rose...
A Few Minutes Later.....
Now Lucian, Was Kneeling On The Floor, Back Straight, Hands On Thighs, Looking Like A Repentant Monk....
In Front Of Him Was Astrea, Looking Fiercely At Him,
A Bit Ago, She Had Just Learned About His Dungeon Dive And How Far He Went....
Floor 6,
Way Past For A Complete New Adventurer....
Yet, Before She Could Explode Further, He Explained That How His Skill, Avenger Of The Rejected, Also Works If Someone Is Hostile Against Him, Which Boosts His Stats,
Though Technically True, It Does Boost His Stats, But Not Completely Enough To Push Him Strong Enough To Solo Till Floor 6,
Thanks To Great Sage, His Combat Skills And Experience Skyrocket So Much, He Could Even Go To Floor 4 With Ease, And That Without Any Support From Great Sage....
Fortunately, His Goddess Was Merciful Enough....
Astrea: So, What Have You Learned Lucian ?
Lucian: Never To Overestimate Myself And Not To Recklessly Dive Into The Dungeon's Lower Floors Without Preparation....
Though, That Was True, He Was Only Wearing A Light Chestplate And Using A Knife, He Was Practically Reckless....
Astrea Sighed, At First She Was Worried And Angry For His Recklessness, Thinking Over About This, She Calmed Down,
You Never Know How Kids Of Lower World Grow Up,
And For Lucian.... She Could Forgive Him, At Least He Was Genuinely Sorry About It,
Astrea: Sigh.... Alright, Get Up, Let's Update Your Status,
She Stood Up, And Walked Towards The Office,
Lucian Looked Up, Seeing That His Goddess Had Forgiven Him For His Recklessness, He Also Got Up,
As He Entered The Office, He Saw Astrea Waiting For Him In A Chair, As She Then Pointed At The Nearest Chair, Pointing Him To Sit ....
Lucian Walked Towards The Chair And Sat On It, Then He Took Off His Shirt And Allowed Her To Start The Status Update,
Astrea Then Pricked Her Finger Using A Needle, Then Placing A Drop Of Her Blood On His Back, Her Hands Moved Swiftly, Unlocking The Falna To Update The Records,
As The Hieroglyphs Shifted And The New Numbers Settled, Astrea Went Silent...
Astrea: Lucian....
Lucian: How is it?
He Asked Curiously, After All, If He And Great Sage Had Calculated Correctly, The Total Stats He Should Easily Get Is Already Over A Thousand....
Astrea: It's...
Astrea Took A Paper She Had Kept For His Status Update, And Imprinted The New Status,
Astrea Then Handed Him The Paper, Her Eyes Still Wide With Shock,
Name: Lucian Vandris Alf
Level: 1
Stats:
Strength: I (0) -> F (350)
Endurance: I (0) -> F (310)
Dexterity: I (0) -> F (390)
Agility: I (0) -> E (404)
Magic: I (0) -> F (303)
Lucian Stared At The Paper,
In A Single Day, He Had Gained Nearly 1,800 Total Points,
Lucian: "As Expected, Those Two Skills Are Really Overpowered....."
(A/N: He Got Total Of 1,757 Points On His First Day )
A Normal Adventurer Might Gain 5 or 10 Points Per Dive If They Actually Face And Fight Similar Level Of Monsters,
Bell Cranel, With His Cheat Skill, Broke Records, But Lucian...
It's The Gain Gap,
Fighting As Level 1 Against Monsters With His 0 Stats Creates 'High Quality' Exelia, Plus The Sheer Volume... And The Mist...
The Black Mist Hadn't Just Given Him Extra Mana To Create Drop Items,
The Raw Exelia He Had Consumed Was Pure Fuel, It Was Like He Had Run A Marathon While Hooked Up To An IV Of Energy,
Astrea: This Growth Rate.... Lucian, You Are Growing Faster Than Any Record I Have Ever Seen.....
She Looked At His Back, Tracing The Outline Of The Wings On Her Emblem...
She Has Lived Though A Long Time In Orario,
She Has Heard And Seen The Legends, The Hera And Zeus Familia,
Seeing Lucian's Growth, She Could Only Remember One Name.....
Silence, The Incarnation Of Talent, Alfia.....
The One Who Killed The King Of The Sea Leviathan, A Level 7 Monster, One Of The Three Great Quest's Monster Which Stood Above Many, In A Single Shot....
A Single Magic Spell Was All It Took....
At Age 16, She Had Reached Level 7,
Even Gods Envied Her Talent...
With Lucian's Current Growth Rate.... He Might Be On The Same Level Or Even More Talented Than Alfia.....
But At The Same Time, Fear Flickered On Her Face....
She Might Haven't Been In Orario For 7 Long Years, But She Made Sure She At Least Knew About The News Of Orario.....
At The Very Least, She Knows How Many Eyes Would Draw Upon Lucian If People Knew About His Absurd Growth...
But Thinking About Lucian, She Kept Her Worries To Herself,
Not To Mention Denatus Was Coming Soon,
She Was Also Invited By Ganesha To The Upcoming 'Banquet Of Gods' This Time.....
Besides, Now That She Has Restarted Her Familia, It's Only A Matter Of Time Before People Notice This, No Matter How Much She Keeps The News Down.....
As For Lucian....
He Was Having Other Plans....
Lucian Pov:
I Looked At My Status....
A Smirk Curled On My Lips,
Now That's What You Call Overpowered,
I Bet Unless Bell Cranel Is Carving To Get Stronger, Like More As Obsession, With A Training Method Like Freya Familia....Only Then He Might Get Similar Status Update....
Besides, I Got More Stuff On My Plate,
I Need A Better Armour And Weapon,
Besides...
I Want A Longer Type Weapon, I Feel Like Daggers Aren't My Type Or What I'm Comfortable With.....
Besides, Hey Great Sage, How's The Update On Spirit Tree Seeds ?
Last Time, Before Selling The Magic Stone, I Kept Some In Case Of Experimenting....
My First Question, Did It Work ? Did The Spirit Tree Grow ?
(Great Sage: Notice, Affirmative, Using The Magic Stone's Energy As Nourishment, One Spirit Tree Seed Has Grown Into A 110 Cm Tall Spirit Tree....)
Damn Yes !
As A Fantasy Story Reader, You Always Know It,
Magic Swordsmen Are The Best Class,
I Don't Care What Others Say, It's Cool....
Using Magic As Well As Swordsmanship,
Magic As Both Support And Offensive, Swordsmanship Is Direct Fighting Style,
A Mage's Weakness Is Close Combat, Unless You're A High Level Adventure....
Anyway, I'll Use The Spirit Tree Wood As My New Sword,
Great Sage, On Your Record, Based On My Natural Talent For Swordsmanship, What Type Of Sword Should I Use ?
(Great Sage: Analysing Body Structure..... Success, Calculating Optimal Weapon For Use... Success..... Based On Master's Natural Talent And Body Structure, It's Advised To Use A Wide Bladed Knight's Sword Or Simply A Longsword....)
Lucian: ???
Say That Again ?
(Great Sage: It's Advised To Use A Wide Bladed Knight's Sword Or Longsword...)
A Knight.... A Knight..... A Longsword....
A Super Mana Conductive Sword That Looks Like A Knight's Blade.....
Suddenly, A Image Of A Golden Haired Being, Blessed By The Heart Of Red Dragon Appeared In My Mind....
Let's Check,
Dragon Heart = Almost Limitless Mana
Predetor+Great Sage + Magic Stone = Similar Case But Mana Amount Depends On The Amount Of Magic Stone I Have In My Sub-Space.....
Excalibur= A Sword Made By Fairies, A Mythical Sword Made For Only One Person, Is Also Highly Mana Conductive, Can Blast Off Energy Beams Made Of Light Or Holy Energy One Might Say.....
Spirit Tree Sword (Still Being Processed Of Being Made) = Is A Highly Mana Conductive Materiel, Is Stronger Then Steel, Can Even Amplify Magic....
Wait, Isn't My Kit..... Similar To That Legend ?
Arthur/Artoria Pendragon ?
(Great Sage: Negative, Master's Body Is Not Comparable To Individual 'Arthur/Artoria Pendragon', Thier Biology And World Scaling-)
Nope, I'm Not Hearing That, It's Decided, Built My Sword Based On Excalibur,
Well It's Not The Final Product, So For Now Call It Caliburn..... It Was Arthur's Previous Weapon Before It Fell Into Lake And Later Given Another By The Lady Of The Lake....
Can You Do It ?
(Great Sage:... Yes, Based On Memory Data, A Longsword Based On Excalibur Can Be Made..... Create Longsword Based On Data Of 'Excalibur' ? Yes/No ?)
Yes, Make It.....
(Great Sage: Accepted.... Starting Process.....)
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I Think It Would Take Some Time,
So, I Looked At Astrea, She Was Still Processing The Impact Of My Growth....
Lucian: Astrea Sama ?
As Soon As I Called Her, She Snapped Her Eyes Open And Turned Towards Me, Her Eyes With Worry....
Astrea: Lucian, Promise You Won't Tell Anyone About Your Growth..... Or It Might Bring Too Many Eyes On You.....
Lucian: I Promise I Won't Tell Anyone, I Understand What My Status Update Means....
I Also Nodded In Response,
There's No Way I Would Flex About It, I Don't Want Evilus Or Any Perverted Gods Glazing Me.....
Wait, About Evilus.... They Might Come Themselves Knocking At Our House....
And Unless I'm Unlucky Enough To Meet With Freya, I Should Be Okay.....
(Great Sage: Processing Complete, 'Excalibur Prototype-1's Construction Is Complete.....)
Well, That Didn't Take That Much Time.....
Oh Right, I Also Need To Tell Astrea About It And Ease Her Worries A Little.....
Besides, I Also Want To Use Spirit Tree Wood Fiber To Create My Armour.....
So, I Seriously Looked At Astrea, And Spoke,
Lucian: Astrea Sama, Take A Look At This,
She Looked At Me, A Bit Surprised By The Tone I Called Her,
Then I Took Out 'Caliburn' From My Sub-Space,
A Dark Mist Gathered Around My Hand And Turned Into The Shape Of A Sword And Then The Mist Dissolved, Leaving Behind A Fairly Pristine White Wooden Looking Longsword,
This Already Stunned Astrea, Not Mentioning The Mist, I Can Already Say She Recognized The Wood.....
Astrea: ..... Spirit Tree Wood ?..... But.... How ?... Where Did You Get It From ?
Her Voice Lowered Down, She Was Also Cautious About It.....
So, I Started Telling Her About The Sub-skills Of Predetor And Great Sage, By Nurturing Spirit Tree Seeds, I Could Make My Own Weapons, Armour, Even Clothes.....
Finally, Leaving Behind A Utterly Shocked, Stunned, Logically Confused Astrea, I Waited For Her To Digest The Information I Gave Her...
She Didn't Speak For A Bit Time, Then She Shook Her Head, Massaging Her Temples, Sighing.....
Then She Reached Out, Placing Her Hand On My Head.....
'Rustle'
Lucian: Hm ?
Was She.... Ruffling My Hair ?
Not Gonna Lie, When A Beautiful Lady Does That, It Feels.... Not Bad, Not Bad.....
Astrea: It Seems The Heavens Really Wished You With Great Luck....
I Mean It's Not I Literally Got It From The World System, The VOTW....
Though I Suspect This World Is On A Lower Scale In Power, And Far From Cardinal World,
But,
This World Is Still A Demi-Spiritual World....
After Finishing My Explanation To Astrea, We Both Went To Our Room, Either Way, We Both Are Tired....
I Could Say Astrea Was Waiting For Me For A Long Time, She Likely Hasn't Rested Yet....
Not To Mention I'm Hungry, And Not In A Mood To Cook.....
Maybe I Should Take Astrea And Go To Hostess Of Fertility, Having Astrea Means She Would Likely Avoid Her, Besides I Doubt Astrea Would Drink Alcohol Or Even If She Did, She Wouldn't Get Intoxicated Enough That Freya Or Syr Could Come Out,
Also, I'd Like Ryuu And Astrea Meet Up And Get Over Thier Past.....
Though It Would Definitely Take A Lot Of Time....
As For My Next Dive, I'll Hunt Killer Ants For Sure, Thier Swarming Tactics Would Bring Out A Lot Of Them, And Should Be Enough To Push My Stats Around A Or Maybe S Class.....
Besides, I Need To Get Some More Magic Stone To IAnmprove My Current Chestplate, It's Made Of Steel, And I Could Use Predetor And Great Sage To Create A Spirit Tree Wood-Steel Alloy,
Also, I Need Magic Stone To
Nurture More Spirit Tree's....
Sooner Or Later, I'll Be Making My Own Gear Sets,
Still That Aside,
Honestly, I'm Looking Forward To The Next Dinner.....
After All, I Wonder If I Cam See Bell Cranel, And Copy The Charm Immunity From Him, It's Basically A Mental-Phycological Attack Nullification Skill.....
It's Basically The Only Ticket Against The Likes Of Freya.....
Anyway, I'm Somehow Excited To Actually The Hostess Of Fertility...
Next, Second Dive In