episode_0007
by fnovelpiaOf course, I only think about it.
I didn’t actually put that into practice or anything.
That’s a real shortcut to the destruction of humanity. It’s not a lie, it’s really all gone.
Leaving the warrior party means that you won’t suffer for more than a few years or a few decades, but in the end, you’ll still be brutally murdered by the Demon King’s army.
If I’m going to die one way or another, I should at least make a fuss.
Because of that, I couldn’t go to the warrior party today either.
‘Oh my fate…’
Thanks to that, I was a demolition worker again today.
The product we’re dismantling today is the Poison Worm.
This is a hot commodity that our noble party members slaughtered just a few minutes ago.
The main point is that the skin is bursting here and there and is oozing green fluid. It’s really disgusting to see…
“Ugh, bugs are really disgusting! Just looking at them gives me goosebumps?”
“It’s definitely gross···.”
“Still, you have to adapt. According to the Empire’s records, insect-type monsters will increase in number as time goes by.”
“Haa··· I’m already feeling depressed.”
Thanks to that, our party members who were taking a break were each talking about their impressions of seeing the Poison Worm.
In the case of a saint like Yulis, who especially hates bugs, she even goes so far as to start a fight.
I smiled bitterly at the sight.
‘It’s going to be hard if you keep doing that from the start…’
The place we are currently heading to is where one of the Four Heavenly Kings resides.
The King of Insects was on his way to subjugate Balkan. His name itself sounds like it would be swarming with insects.
Naturally, the closer you get to the castle, the more bugs there are.
It was as if I could clearly see the hardships ahead, and that I had not even entered the castle, much less the first part of it.
‘I wonder if I can handle it well…’
I felt uneasy for a moment, but I soon pushed it away to a corner of my mind.
It was still a long way into the future. Thinking about it now would be of no use.
Rather than spending time thinking about useless things, it’s better to dismantle at least one monster.
“Whew··· This won’t work. I’m a little dizzy. I’ll go into the tent first and rest for a bit.”
“Huh? Okay. I guess so. You look so pale right now.”
“I guess the sight just now was so shocking. Okay, so rest easy.”
“Yes··· I need to get some sleep.”
I started working slowly, listening to the party members chatting as background music.
The only thing that made money for him was his skin. Everything else was just useless byproducts that needed to be eliminated.
With the dagger in hand, he cuts through the poison worm’s tough skin.
Then, the green fluid and squishy internal organs that had been filling up inside the bastard began to flow out.
You have to scrape all of this off and wash it off to get full skin.
Every time I scrape it with a knife, the thick liquid stains my hands.
The sticky liquid stuck to my hands and wouldn’t come off.
For a moment, my face frowns.
“Ugh, fuck.”
As expected, the intestines were something that I could never get used to, no matter how many times I saw them.
It was mushy, slimy, and even had a pungent smell.
But what’s more annoying is that its body fluids and internal organs contain poison.
Not even the milder kind like paralyzing poison, but acidic poison that stings the skin.
Chewy!
As I continued to work, I began to feel a burning pain on my skin.
I was wearing leather gloves for safety, but it looks like it even pierced through them.
Well, even though their body fluids are slightly acidic, they’ll probably be able to penetrate leather gloves over time.
A stinging, ticklish feeling took over my hands, but I ignored it and continued working.
Because it wasn’t just the party members who had to adapt.
As this became reality, I too had to adapt to the pain.
The battles ahead, as the system says, won’t be fought without proper preparation.
A daily life where wounds appear on your body every day and monster claws tear your skin.
If you want to adapt to it, you shouldn’t be joking about this level of pain.
And indeed, training was taking place.
That was when we had finished about half of the dismantling work.
Suddenly, two alarm windows pop up in front of me with a “Tiring!”
[Poison resistance level increased!]
[Pain tolerance level increased!]
“Aha.”
At least at this moment, I could smile a little. One way or another, growing up was fun.
And since both poison tolerance and pain tolerance increased at the same time, the pain in my hands was reduced a little.
There’s no way I wouldn’t be happy.
The day I gave up what I called fate, I didn’t just gain the title of warrior as my level went up.
Even though there were curses all over my body, I definitely became stronger.
Not only did my abilities increase as I leveled up, but I also gained skills that I hadn’t been able to check at the time.
As much as you gave, you gave something in return.
‘Now that I think about it, should I turn it on?’
Come to think of it, I haven’t looked at my status window lately. I’ve been going through some hardships, so my skill level must have gone up quite a bit.
As soon as I thought that, I recited it in my heart.
‘Status window.’
At that moment, a translucent blue window appears before my eyes.
A simple status window with only the name, level, and skill slots, just like before.
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Name: Luke
Lv: 74
[Skill]
Power of Sacrifice Lv. MAX, Magic Control Lv. 1, Mana Blade Lv. 3, Heavenly Martial Arts Body Lv. MAX, Noble Sacrifice Lv. MAX, Pain Resistance Lv. 5, Poison Resistance Lv. 3, Disintegration Lv. 3, Bright Ryu Swordsmanship Lv. 2······
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But quite a lot has changed since then.
First of all, the level went up, and various skills and characteristics were added to the skill window.
First of all, you probably know the power of sacrifice, so let’s pass.
As a result, the total number of skills I gained from sacrificing my fate that day was four.
First, let’s start with controlling magic power.
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[Magic Control Lv.1]
You gain a great deal of control when using magic.
Increases the effectiveness and power of magic.
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As the name suggests, it wasn’t a particularly special ability. It was just an ability that slightly adjusted the use of magic.
It’s a skill like noodle soup that doesn’t have any special features, but is versatile and has no shortcomings.
‘The problem is that I haven’t learned magic yet…’
Thanks to that, my Lv is 1.
This will gradually be resolved.
Next up is the Mana Blade.
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[Mana Blade Lv.3]
Imbues the party’s weapon with magical powers.
Increases cutting power and attack power.
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At first glance, it looked like an incredible skill like the Sword Auror from a fantasy novel, but unfortunately, it didn’t have that much power.
Unlike the skill that puts a sword energy on a sword, this skill simply infuses magic power into the weapon.
It is a skill related to the basics, such as magic control, and is a noodle-like skill that strengthens basic attacks.
Fortunately, anyone can swing a sword, so this skill can be leveled up relatively quickly.
However, there was no change to the fact that it was only a basic skill.
A skill that prioritizes versatility above all else, as if offering a service while telling people to take it.
These are just basic, ordinary beginner-level traits.
In fact, the only real skill the system gave was this one.
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[Heavenly Martial Arts Body]
This can’t be happening!
You have a body that only comes once in a thousand years. It is truly a gift from heaven.
Any skill, any magic, you can learn quickly and master quickly.
If it were normal, try saving the world with the talent to unite the world.
※ The speed at which the party acquires skills increases significantly!
※ Maximizes the growth potential of the parties!
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Heavenly martial arts body.
A talent given by heaven.
What the system gave me was neither an invincible shield nor a spear that could pierce through anything.
The ability to learn anything quickly. It literally gave me the greatest talent of all time.
Even talent can be given as a characteristic… It felt a little strange.
Anyway, with this, I could see right through what the guy was trying to say.
‘I guess he’s telling me to raise it on my own.’
Two versatile active skills with a high growth buff.
Even those two active skills are separate skills for sword and magic.
The idea was that since I wouldn’t give you a specific direction, you should try to use the tech tree cleverly.
You can either specialize in magic and become a wizard, or learn weapon skills and become a warrior.
Alternatively, you could learn some spell-like tricks in addition to those two to act like an all-rounder.
To be honest, it was very good news for me.
‘There are several builds that I’ve made.’
Among the numerous occupations, I knew well which ones were particularly efficient.
No matter what anyone says, I am an old veteran user who has been playing this game for nearly 6 years.
There are dozens just thinking about them now.
Starting with the elemental sorcerer who specialized in fire magic.
A magician who mainly uses spear magic and electric magic.
Shield knights based on sustain, shamans based on totems and sorcery, etc.
Any job that would definitely pay the bills for me would be enough to cover more than one person’s expenses.
If given the chance, I might choose a more efficient job than those.
‘It still seems like a distant future, but···.’
Still, I could tell that my future was bright.
Although most of the current price is focused on growth power, it is quite weak compared to its level… This is a problem that will be quickly solved over time.
Perhaps by then, our knight Camilla will be called a ‘useless brat’ a little less often.
I continued my thoughts while going through that circuit of hope.
‘Poison resistance, pain resistance, Bright Ryu swordsmanship pass···.’
Those were skills I gained through half a year of hard work, in addition to the help of the Heavenly Sword.
Just by hearing the name, you can probably guess the effect, so pass.
As for Bright Ryu’s swordsmanship, I only learned it by watching her fight and stealing it from the side. I didn’t learn it from her separately.
Just by watching from the side, you can learn the family’s secret swordsmanship.
It wasn’t for nothing that he was a talent of all time.
Anyway, as I was observing the status window that had changed in that way, the dismantling work was already finished.
There were quite a lot of sheep, but it was already over. Time-wise, it seemed like about 3 to 4 hours had passed.
Time seems to pass quickly when I have random thoughts.
I roughly cleaned up the skin of the poison worms whose internal organs had been cleaned out, and looked at my hands for a moment.
Well, luckily the skin didn’t completely peel off.
There were some peeling skin here and there, but it was within the expected range.
Choaack!
I sprinkled some of the potion on my hand and stood up.
I would like to be healed by the saint, but from what I heard earlier, it seems she went to sleep inside the tent.
And honestly, even if I were awake, I didn’t think I would be healed. There were more than a few times when I left because I was running low on divine power.
‘I’m getting pissed when I think about it.’
As I was walking that way, I could see the party members just coming out of the tent.
They were Camilla, Adele, and Lily respectively.
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
They can be seen looking at each other with serious expressions, as if something is going on.
Is Yuris still sleeping? The battle wasn’t that intense today.
As I was standing there blankly, Camilla suddenly looked at me and started yelling at me.
“You bastard… What on earth did you do to Yuris?”
“Yes?”
What are you talking about all of a sudden? I was just dismantling those disgusting little earthworms.
No matter how much I was a country, I couldn’t help but feel bad when I first heard something like that.
I know they have unconditional hostility towards me, but why do they keep nagging me like this?
“Wait. It doesn’t seem like the warrior did anything. There’s no magic nearby. And more than that, he was dismembering a monster just a moment ago.”
Fortunately, Lily, who was next to me, came forward and proved my innocence.
‘oh.’
I couldn’t help but feel amazed. She was usually the type to try to be a pervert in some way, but she was making such serious inferences.
It looks like something really happened.
I was a little curious, but I was just as tired, so I decided to just let it go.
Anyway, there weren’t any particularly dangerous elements in this area.
It’s probably just her aversion to bugs that’s causing her to overreact.
I thought so and passed them by.
I can hear them discussing something behind my head.
“Well, isn’t that strange? Nothing happened, but then you suddenly have a fit like that.”
“Sure··· It’s weird to suddenly wake up and ask where the bugs around you went and if you were all alive······.”
“Could it be that the monster just now also contained hallucinogenic poison in addition to acid poison?”
I had no idea what he was talking about, so I just let it go in one ear and out the other.
I’m also focusing on other things right now.
I looked at the status window again while thinking that.
There was one skill left that I hadn’t talked about yet.
The last of the four skills given as gifts by the system.
A skill with the name I dislike the most, but whose level is fixed at MAX.
I opened it.
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[Noble Sacrifice]
Since ancient times, devotion at the risk of one’s life has been the greatest and most noble law.
Especially your life as a warrior is even more so.
The day you take your last breath, a miracle will happen in the world.
※ This skill is automatically activated when the person in question dies!
※ The value of your life increases dramatically!
※ Your life has absolute value regardless of whether you survive or not!
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It’s the skill I dislike the most, and it even has special effects.
The most brilliant skill I have. A golden aura could be seen spreading around the system window.
To be honest, it looked pretty fancy on the outside, but I didn’t feel very good about it.
I don’t even know what the skill effect is, and I absolutely don’t want to use it.
I muttered, complaining.
“So, what would you use something like this for···.”
It activates when I die.
Is this something I should write or not? I don’t like the fact that they even gave it to me with the expectation of death in the first place.
“Tsk, instead of giving me this, why don’t you give me some other skill?”
Thanks to that, I was able to speak easily.
I said I would never use this skill again.
For life!!!
“Let’s leave it alone for now···. Right now, even Yulis seems confused.”
“Huh, what the hell was that dream about?”
So, I went into my private tent while listening to my colleagues’ voices as background music.
But I’m a veteran who has played 999 Trina, so there’s no way something could go wrong.
Just let it rot away in the skill window.
ha ha ha.
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