Assa: Strengthening

I realized something.

Humans are social animals.

Even if you live alone, you’re bound to get involved with people eventually.

Even if you only solo,

you end up partying.

I didn’t want to as much as possible, but after experiencing this clan war? Siege war? I changed my mind.

Let’s prepare for party play a little.

It’s occasional, but

all the important battles are party play.

If you can’t perform well in important battles, there’s nothing uglier than that.

[Outsider] was too disadvantageous in party play.

[Wish] is the alteration of Geass.

I wished for the alteration of [Outsider].

[10 Wish Stones are required.]

[10 Wish Stones are consumed.]

[The cost will increase by 10 for each subsequent Wish of this type. Please decide carefully after completing the alteration of Geass.]

[Entering the Custom Room.]

[Custom Room]

I returned to the space where I set up my Avatar.

Is this the third time, including the first Rebirth?

Americano’s Avatar appears on the platform.

Still pretty.

But the Avatar floating there looks like a mannequin, just pretty.

When [Dream Frog] took on Americano’s appearance, there was a strange fear.

“….”

Not anymore, though.

Just in case, I tried to touch the Avatar’s appearance.

But it was locked.

[Gender] [Female]

I pressed it.

I pressed it.

I pressed it.

But it couldn’t be changed.

Haa…

I opened [Geass].

<Geass>

[Outsider]

[Berserk]

[Nine Yin Severed Meridians]

[Ill-Fated Beauty]

[Ill-Fated Talent]

Originally, once a [Geass] was chosen, it couldn’t be changed arbitrarily.

Changes that didn’t meet the conditions during the first Rebirth weren’t allowed.

But it was different now that I had made a [Wish].

I could change it.

Long live Wishes.

“But the cost increases every time I make a Wish.”

The cost of Wish Stones increases by 10 each time I make a Wish.

That’s a bit much.

I’ll get 30 each time I clear a floor now, but I can’t take it lightly.

Who knows when I’ll need Wish Stones?

What if I need 100 but don’t have 100?

I had to refrain from wasting Wish Stones.

‘First, I’ll take out Outsider.’

What should I put in place of [Outsider]?

Americano opened the [Geass] list and kept the ones she liked.

The list she kept was like this.

[Heavenly Martial Body]

[Demonic Lord Body]

[Demon God Nature]

[Heavenly Killing Star]

[Heavenly Slaughter Star]

Et cetera.

I kept them without any backbone, and it was overflowing with martial arts constitutions that didn’t even meet the unlocking conditions.

Delete them all.

“What should I do?”

Americano wasn’t even considering leaving the [Geass] slot empty.

[Left Hand Severed]

[Left Eye Enucleation]

[Left Hearing Loss]

…

Various physical disabilities.

Filter.

[Rhinitis]

[High Blood Pressure]

[Cavities]

[Heart Attack]

…

Various diseases.

Filter.

[Hallucinations]

[Auditory Hallucinations]

[Painlessness]

[Loss of Taste]

[Dull Tactile Sense]

…

Various sensory impairments.

Filter.

Filter.

Filter.

Filter.

After looking into it properly, there was nothing useful.

‘Was I too greedy?’

Low risk, high return.

If I choose something that suits my situation, I can get the most out of it.

[Outsider] was originally that case.

‘But my abilities were severely degraded during party play.’

It was too severe.

I couldn’t even show half of my original skills.

So I’m taking out [Outsider] and looking for a useful [Geass] to put in its place.

[Geass] gives you point-like advantages in exchange for discomfort in your body.

The greater the discomfort, the greater the reward, but even so, cutting off one arm for 20 points seems too cheap.

Then I suddenly thought that I could get a prosthetic arm, and I became slightly interested.

Since it’s a magical world, there’s a small chance that I could use a magical prosthetic arm to become stronger.

Of course, out.

‘Am I going to cut off my perfectly good arm to get a prosthetic arm?’

Anyway, the remaining [Geass] after filtering are mostly related to personality or mental state.

In other words, things like [Hot-Tempered] or [Berserk] were the main ones.

A few of them caught my eye.

[In-sider] [Locked]

A blessing to become close to others.

Additional points -5

“Wow…”

I really hate it.

It’s called a blessing, but

do you really need something like this to get along with people?

‘You just lose points and get nothing.’

It’s a locked [Geass] that I can’t choose, but I sent [In-sider] far away.

Now that I look at it, some of the locked [Geass] are things I have no connection with.

[In-sider], [Explanation Buff], [Hot-Blooded] are prime examples.

They’re locked, but unlike martial arts constitutions, there are no separate unlocking conditions written.

‘Does that mean Geass that doesn’t suit my aptitude can’t be unlocked?’

Well, whatever.

Looking at them, there’s nothing to regret.

Locked [Geass] also retired.

I gathered only the unlocked [Geass].

[Glass Mental]

A curse that makes you vulnerable to mental shock.

Additional points +5

[Real Man]

A curse that makes you unable to stand embarrassment.

Additional points +5

[Dogmatic]

A curse that makes you argue with every rebuttal.

Additional points +5

[bratty girl]

A curse that praises yourself and criticizes others.

Additional points +5

[Truth Teller]

A curse that makes you honest with others.

Additional points +5

[Liar]

A curse that deceives others.

Additional points +5

[Outsider]

A curse that stiffens your body when you’re with others.

Additional points +5

There were many other [Geass] as well.

These were also a bit ambiguous.

There were more [Geass] unlocked than when I first set up my Avatar.

Thanks to that, there were more options.

There were more options, but there was no substance.

The only one that caught my eye was [Real Man], but the curse content was ‘can’t stand embarrassment’.

I like that it’s cool.

But,

“This won’t work.”

I shook my head.

Based on my experience with [Outsider] and [Berserk], [Real Man] won’t be easy either.

Can’t stand embarrassment?

I’ll get aggro.

The opponent?

No,

‘I’ll get it.’

It seems like it’ll have a bad synergy effect with [Berserk], and once it explodes, I won’t be able to stop it.

[Berserk] alone is already difficult, and I’m suppressing it a little easier thanks to [Outsider], but taking out [Outsider] and putting in [Real Man] is a bit…

‘I think I’ll be very weak to aggro.’

[Berserk] and [Real Man].

Can I maintain the front line?

‘I can’t.’

[Real Man]

Unfortunately, eliminated.

The remaining [Geass] were just as unsatisfactory.

“Hmm…”

Am I aiming too high?

Let’s find out about the others first.

My eyes went to [Nine Yin Severed Meridians].

[Ill-Fated Beauty] and [Ill-Fated Talent] too.

Let’s take them out for now.

[Nine Yin Severed Meridians] freezes me every time I fight and causes trouble. [Ill-Fated Beauty] and [Ill-Fated Talent] are being considered for removal because I’ve never felt their effects.

What about [Berserk]?

Increased attack power.

I like it, so I’ll maintain the status quo.

I took out everything except [Berserk] for now.

[Warning.]

“…Huh?”

Why?

[This ‘Geass’ has a very large impact on the Avatar’s constitution. Removing it may cause the Avatar to break down.]

[Do you want to change it?]

It says my body will break down.

And you’re still going to take it out?

‘Would I?’

How can I take it out when it says it’ll break down?

I checked each [Geass].

[Nine Yin Severed Meridians] Warning.

[Ill-Fated Beauty] Caution.

[Ill-Fated Talent] Caution.

[Berserk]… could be changed.

“Oh dear.”

I pinched the bridge of my nose.

This was just saying don’t change it.

“My Wish Stones.”

Is it real that I ate 10 and can only change one?

But I don’t really regret it.

“What can I do.”

And I lightly brushed it off.

I know I have to save it, but that’s just the rational calculation.

Emotionally, 10 was still a small number compared to the number I had.

‘Okay, I’ll just change one well.’

“But there’s nothing to change.”

Americano left one of the selectable [Geass].

No, two.

The rest were deleted from the keep.

[Truth Teller]

[Liar]

They were the most harmless.

If you handle these two well, the curse is as good as non-existent.

A curse that makes you honest.

A curse that deceives.

The one I’m leaning towards is [Truth Teller].

Even if you handle it well, lies can be exposed someday.

But being honest is just a matter of turning it on and off.

You can’t always lie, so it’s better to handle yourself well normally and be honest when necessary.

…I almost let my guard down.

“Hmm…”

I imagined it.

I accidentally went into the men’s bathroom, and if someone asked, ‘Why did you go in?’ [Truth Teller] would answer like a real man, ‘Because I’m a man.’

Even if I don’t answer, I’ll be suspected of being embarrassed.

“Wow…”

That’s really wow…

It’s crazy.

That’s why I included [Liar] in the candidates.

Americano is a woman.

But I was a man.

My very existence was a lie.

‘It’s better if I make a mistake with someone I don’t know.’

But what about Tang So-hye or Skilla?

What about real-life acquaintances I might have?

Am I going to honestly tell them, ‘I’m actually a man named Da-hyun Lee’?

Ugh.

It’s terrible just imagining it.

I can’t.

Absolutely.

I’m embarrassed..!

That kind of thing must not happen!

When I think of those situations, I can’t choose [Truth Teller].

[Truth Teller]?

[Liar]?

By the process of elimination, there’s nothing but [Liar].

But,

is this right?

I ask myself again.

‘Are you going to decide like this?’

I pondered a little more.

[Outsider]

A curse that stiffens your body when you’re with others.

Additional points +5

Should I replace it?

Or not?

“…?”

I realized belatedly.

Why is [Outsider] mixed in with the selectable list?

I didn’t think much of it.

What made her act was a slight doubt.

It was just one of the useless actions of manipulating the settings without thinking.

But,

[Outsider:Enhancement]

No, what are you.

It overlapped.

It was Enhanced.

‘It ended up being Enhanced.’

[Outsider:Enhancement]

A curse that stiffens your body even more when you’re with others.

You thrive when you’re alone.

Additional points +5+5

Wish Stone -1

My body stiffens ‘more’.

‘You thrive when you’re alone’.

My eyes shook.

This shouldn’t be happening?

I made a [Wish] to erase [Outsider] in order to prepare for party play.

But it looks like party play will become even more difficult.

‘If you show me something like this, I can’t help but choose it.’

Decision.

Decision.

Decision.

The verdict has been handed down.

My heart has already completely fallen for [Outsider:Enhancement].

A quiet chapel.

I returned from the [Custom Room].

The two eyes that were offering a [Prayer] are slightly opened.

‘Well, whatever.’

Anyway, party play is a party.

It wasn’t something I did alone.

There will be a loss in close combat ability due to [Outsider], but I can provide rear support.

It’s boring, but I can do it.

Skilla even praised me for this.

Americano made that excuse for her decision to choose [Outsider:Enhancement].

I can’t help it.

‘I like being alone.’

<Geass>

[Outsider:Enhancement]

[Berserk:Enhancement]

[Nine Yin Severed Meridians:Enhancement]

[Ill-Fated Beauty:Enhancement]

[Ill-Fated Talent:Enhancement]

The Enhancement cost is Wish Stones.

A total of 20 were consumed.