NOVEL NEXT chapter 46
46 – 1. Academy (46)
#46
I decided to invest the remaining points neatly into luck and opened Echidna’s status window.
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[Name: Echidna] [Type: Devil] [Lv: 10] [Possible job change]
[Abilities]
[Muscle: 10] [Skill: 8] [Intelligence: 14] [Luck: 9]
[Attribute: – ]
[Possessed Skills]
[Little Devil Lv 4] [Sin Lv 2] [Self Faith Lv 4]
Points available: 0
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“Hmm…”
As expected at the beginning, the level up speed reached level 10 faster than ever, but the skill level was too low. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the fact that he had risen by 4 levels was achieved by repeating it as if he were being told to go by himself.
That’s because Echidna is a demon, so she rose to that level. If it was another summoned beast, she probably wouldn’t have reached that level 4.
“Huh?”
I tried to press the [Evolve possible] Button next to Echidna’s name as soon as possible, but when I looked closely, it wasn’t evolution, it was a job change.
I’m not sure if it’s because it’s a demon or because it’s closer to a human form, but I pressed the [Possible job change] Button to confirm. Then, along with a new window, the letters began to line up.
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[Possible job change list]
Awakening Dark Magic – [Devil Witch]
Cultivate Darkness – [Dark Priest]
Seize the Mind – [Trator]
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“…Few”
Even in the hive where I repeated catching monsters inside the barrier, there were 4 options, but this time there were only 3, fewer than that.
I expected it roughly, but seeing it as a direct result like this, I couldn’t help but feel my anticipation cool down.
No, maybe that’s a normal figure. Growl and Kalion took a long time to evolve, but in the meantime, they suffered a lot.
On the other hand, what Echidna did was to learn what I was teaching, and she barely had time to show off her skills, so this is a natural result.
“Still, there is something I want, so is that enough?”
I have already decided what to choose, but I’ll have to check it out for the encyclopedia.
The first thing I checked was the awareness of dark magic. It’s [Devil’s Location].
It literally feels like a witch who has awakened to the magic of darkness. Certainly, there was a difference in the fact that it was not an evolution, but a job change. Unlike the Hives, where only a rough description of the skill was listed, the main weapon used and aptitude were additionally written.
As a witch, she uses a broom as her main weapon, and is said to have a high aptitude for [Dark Alchemy] And [Curse] Based on the black magic that opened her eyes. The reason this option came to my mind was probably because of the high intelligence level.
Other than that, there was a note added saying that the existing skills were altered during the job change and one additional empty skill slot was given.
Not bad. Wouldn’t it rather belong to the good enough side? Since it is a special job that can only be selected with the precondition of being a devil, it goes without saying that it is unique.
But more than that, what caught my eye was the phrase about being given an empty skill slot.
The principle was to select one of the skills that the demon race could have, just like when Echidna was first selected.
Of course, since you changed jobs, specialized skills will be added or new skills that have not been seen before will be created.
“Hey…”
It’s quite different from evolution, but it wasn’t bad either. No, in some cases it seemed to be able to do something more specialized than normal evolution.
Whether this is a characteristic of the devil race or not can be known by gathering a little more cases, but at least just knowing that there is such a way can be said to have been beneficial enough.
This kind of in-depth information cannot be easily obtained unless you seek direct advice from someone you know.
“First and then”
Cultivation of Darkness. [Dark Priest] Is a job that is often thought of as a corrupted priest. In terms of a monk, he deviated from the path like an apostate monk, but the route itself does not mean the same feeling of corruption, but rather a corruption that literally brings about a change in the concept stage.
If you dare to argue, an apostate would be the closest to this in the sense of not believing in God.
In addition to the mace, the main weapon had a wide range of choices, such as spears and swords.
It has the setting that you are searching for an answer by moving directly to find an answer to the contradictory reality that you can use divine power despite not believing in God.
Aside from being able to use divine power with the body of a demon, there is nothing that stands out, but perhaps that’s why it seems that the nature of protecting and healing has decreased, and the aspect of being aggressive and direct attacking has become stronger.
As for aptitude, most of them were helpful during battle. The rest is all that you can get an empty skill slot like [Devil Witch].
In the first place, I expected this option to come out and set the direction of development, so if it didn’t come out, I would have been in trouble.
“Next”
Seize the mind and body. [Trator] Is a little special, but it was the easiest to understand among the three.
It was comfortable to think that what is commonly called alienation was maximized by a species that deals with emotions called demons.
Based on the racial characteristics of demons reinforced by spears, the main weapon had an aptitude for small but fatal actions such as inducing people’s emotions in one direction or planting completely different emotions to sprout discord.
If you associate the image of a devil in your previous life, I wonder if this job is the most suitable person.
The reason why this job was opened was probably because a woman named Garnet Washer thanked Echidna and soon after that trust was shattered.
It is like raising a person who was being pushed away by the current, only to be greeted with gratitude and then drowned again.
It’s the woman’s fault that she misunderstood at will, but as much as the relief she felt in that short time was strong, the feeling of betrayal behind her must have been so strong that she couldn’t allow it in her words.
If that hadn’t happened, Echidna’s evolution options might have been only two.
“Echidna”
“…?”
Echidna, who had rushed to my call, lifted her head and looked up at me. I roughly stroked her head with her guy and opened her mouth to ask her.
“I’m going to change jobs from now on, but tell me right away if anything has changed.”
“…!”
I nodded her head in agreement and brushed her hair roughly once more, then immediately chose [Dark Priest].
At the same time as a new window appeared, a shadow floated up around Echidna, covering her Echidna in an instant and becoming her cocoon. Without panicking, I checked the video that floated in front of her eyes.
The appearance in the video was Echidna’s appearance, which seemed to have grown a little from her current appearance. If she is now in the lower grades of elementary school, Echidna in the video has grown to the point where it would not be strange even if she had just entered middle school.
The hair, which had been undone by Jung-gu heating, was calmly arranged and placed on the inside of the veil, and only the coldly sunken eyes were shining beyond the cotton thread.
What she was wearing was a black nun’s uniform. To be precise, it was a modern-style dress reminiscent of a nun’s uniform. Centered around her wearing her clothes like that, her black cotton thread covering half of her face was lined up on either side of her.
All of them, young and old, were also dressed in jet-black nuns and pastors’ clothes, and all were carrying bloody-looking weapons.
There was not one among them who was not injured. The clothes were torn and torn, and blood splattered everywhere, but there was no redness visible on the jet-black outfit.
Some people strengthened their weapons by squeezing divine power from their weapons, while others slowly began to recover their bodies as the battle progressed.
The highlight was an attack of enormous divine power created as if everyone were praying and singing in chorus.
A thing reminiscent of a gigantic spear had dozens of chains in place as if it were restraining itself.
As soon as it fell to the ground, black flashes of light hit the surroundings, but the mysteriously shining eyes within it were shining brilliantly like stars in the night sky.
Finally, the light was turned off and the cocoon in front of her was torn apart, and the Echidna we saw in the video was placed there.
[Job change complete.]
[Entity name Has successfully transferred to [Dark Priest].]
[You have acquired the empty skill [].]
[The skill [Little Devil] Has been transformed into the skill [Seeker].]
[Doctrine of her skill [Her self-belief] Is fully established.]
[The Stat of the entity name Is changed to .]
[The Luck stat has decreased by 9.]
[Divinity stat has increased by 20.]
“Ah”
When her transformation was over, Echidna opened her eyes gently and found me. She knelt down in front of me as if praying, clasping her own hands as if it were only natural.
Perhaps because of her mood, when she acted like that, the surroundings around her became brighter and more holy.
“Thank you. I will not forget this grace bestowed by God, even if I die.”
Even though it was clearly a low-pitched voice, it sounded sweet as if it were being whispered in my ear.
But there was nothing wrong with her or anything like that. Rather, it was a kind voice that made you feel at peace just by listening to it and immediately felt that you were cared for.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t taken aback by the sudden change. Still, it felt a little strange to be treated so generously.
“…God?”
When I didn’t get any response, I reached out my hand involuntarily at the sight of him suddenly becoming teary-eyed as if he had done something wrong.
Yes, I have grown somewhat, but the image of my childhood did not disappear and remained intact.
Above all, her existence, which can be felt through the connected passage, has not changed. Echidna was still Echidna. So she put her hand on her head as she would now. She, of course, did not forget to gently adjust the veil so that it would not distort.
“Ah…♡”
As if she was happy, the devil’s tail sticking out from the lower hem of her nun’s uniform wriggled and floated in the air. As she changed her job, her tail became a bit more nimble to match her body.
“Is there anything that has changed significantly or is awkward?”
“It is a body given by God! There is nothing odd about it.”
No, I didn’t ask that. I sighed. Still, should we consider it fortunate that communication is smoother than before? Come to think of it, there was also a notice that the doctrine of [Self-belief] Was established.
I opened Echidna’s changed status window to check, as well as fill in the still empty skills.
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[Name: Echidna] [Type: Devil] [Lv: 10] [Occupation: Dark Priest]
[Abilities]
[Muscle: 10] [Skill: 8] [Intelligence: 14] [Divinity: 20]
[Attribute: – ]
[Possessed Skills]
[Seeker Lv 4] [Sin Lv 2] [Self Faith Lv 4] [ Lv 1]
Points available: 0
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Certainly, the only thing that changed from the original style was the divine power, so the only skill that changed was the [Little Devil], Now a [Seeker].
I immediately touched [My faith] And confirmed the part of the doctrine.
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[Name: Faith] [Lv: 4]
[Category: Skill]
[Description: The most basic type of faith that has existed since the beginning of time. It is given to those who pioneer and advance their own faith, not someone else’s. If the faith you hold is worthy, you will gain strength accordingly.]
[Doctrine: Fear but not be broken. Fight and win The end of the road is fixed, so don’t hesitate and move on. If you do, you will be rewarded. The most distant rest. Please watch our proof.]
[School Name: Sabbath]
[Symbol: Night]
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“…Oh”
What used to be a general doctrine without anything, has become something proper. I was amazed at how much more concretely I had changed than I had imagined.
I don’t have proper divinity-related skills yet, so even if I have just one suitable one, I’ll be able to play the role of a fairly decent heal tank. Since [Dark Priest]’S divine power is aggressive, it can be used as a self-sufficient dealer based on strengthening skills.
Whatever it was was good. Personally, since my body has grown, I wanted to take this opportunity to switch from a mace to a spear. Of course, there is one thing that needs to be corrected before that.
“That title, change it to something other than that.”
Three times a day, if I didn’t curse at God, I’d get thorns on my tongue, but now when someone else calls me God, it feels like they’re spitting in their face.
Embarrassed by my words, Echidna nodded and immediately began to name her candidates.
But most of them were like being teased in reverse because they were all similar to or equivalent to gods.
You may think I’m too picky about a simple naming issue, but to me it’s a major issue. Once it settles down, it is obvious that it will continue to be passed on to the familiars who will be summoned after that.
You will have to spend the rest of your life with these children, but try calling them strange titles every day. You’ll feel like kicking the blanket with your foot every time.
Some might say it’s useless, but I can’t give up on this for the sake of my mental health.
It may seem absurd from Echidna’s point of view, but she accepted my opinion and presented her opinion as if nothing was wrong with her.
“Uh, then… Master, how about ?”
And out of all the many things, that was the only thing I could listen to.
“…Yes, that’s better.”
“Okay. Master!”
[In the Doctrine of Rest, the keyword ‘God’ has been changed to ‘Master’.]
[They said, rather than worrying about our rest, we wanted to be by your side]
[The ambiguous doctrine of rest has become clearer.]
The moment Echidna spoke with a bright nod, her system message was displayed in front of her eyes.
I blinked my eyes in amazement at the sight of the doctrine changing in real time, but the person in question just smiled as if it was okay. I really can’t say anything.
After giving Echidna a spear made of shadows and ordering her to practice, I thought about what to put in her last skill.
There were many candidates, but as a result of deduction and deduction, only three were left.
The first is [Prophet].
This skill is a skill that can only be possessed by those in the clerical line, and it is a skill that allows you to draw out the doctrine that you are embodying into some kind of power through divine power.
Since the doctrine Echidna currently thinks is heavily biased towards combat, that is, when used, it will give an advantage in combat.
The problem is that the effect may change as the doctrine is changed or modified as before… Since this is a bit of a gamble, you should hope that it will show an outstanding effect beyond that.
The second is [Blessing].
This skill is also a common skill that those of the clergy can obtain. Regardless of doctrine, they can bestow blessings based on divine power to increase their physical abilities, and they have the advantage of granting holy attributes to weapons. It’s a good skill
The third is [Divine Aura].
The last one is also a cleric-type skill, and it can be seen as strengthening the body based on divine power, not magical power.
Unlike [Blessing], Which can be used on others, [Divine Aura] Can only be used on individuals, but it is more effective in strengthening than [Blessing]. Removal effect can be obtained.
Above all, since it is a buff that uses divine power, not magical power, it is used in conjunction with pure body strengthening using magical power.
All three were very attractive skills. I want to invest everything in my heart, but it’s a pity that it’s impossible.
“…What do you like?”
In this case, it is also necessary to ask the user’s opinion.
“I think [Divine Aura] Would be good.”
“Okay then let’s do it.”
“Uh, huh?”
Echidna waved her hand as she wavered at the optimistic appearance of me, who was clearly determined. Echidna immediately headed for the place where the [Divine Aura] Was, stopped by grabbing my hand, and looked back as if she was sorry for what she had done. I stepped back and got down on my knees.
“Why?”
“Well, why don’t you ask why…?”
“Why? Is it necessary?”
Echidna is not the early intelligent Kalion, but Echidna is already half-mature as a person. Although his way of thinking leaned slightly toward fanaticism, in other words, it also meant that he had enough mentality to become fanatic.
Those who don’t know anything see religion as a resting place where you just have to believe, but if you dig deep, it’s a religious board that runs wild to seize people’s hearts.
It is the religion of today that has come out in the sun after a long time and effort to create a perception like ‘Oh, that place is safe’ by changing manpower. Looking at it macroscopically, it’s like eating land without a state.
Underneath it, the invisible strife is a place where you have to use your brain more than any politics.
If you say such things openly, the value of the products they have made will be damaged, so they will respond strongly to blasphemy and everything, but this is the reality. Philosophers who have put themselves in a neutral gear for no reason will say that if you believe in religion, you believe it, or that it is enough.
Well, I’ve attached reasons for this and that, but the conclusion is this.
“It’s the result of your thinking, so try it until the end.”
In line with her doctrine. As long as she trusts me and follows me, at least I will trust her and watch over her. This is the first step for him.
Respect for ideas. It’s not just her. Hive, Growl, and Kalion are all for dinner. Although they are all my familiars, they are all individuals with their own personalities and tastes.
As a family member under me, I intend to hold the initial direction, but beyond that, I have no intention of stopping or stopping what I want to do. This is because nothing restricts the growth of an object as much as limiting its directionality.
Anyway, when it comes later, it is these children who have to work hard instead of me. The first goal is to make the country able to move even without a subject, but it is used only by relying on me.
When I conveyed that thought without adding or subtracting, the guys including Echidna seemed to be moved, but started tilting their heads as if this was correct.
This distance is just right. It’s just that I’m the only one who’s bothered to be worshiped as a god or something.
“Confirmed”
[Divine Aura] Was created in Echidna’s empty skill. Finally, I closed all the windows that came into view.
It was long if it was long and short if it was short. It’s time to go back.
After repatriating Graul and Echidna, I headed for Kalion. As if it were natural, I settled behind Se-Rin Lee, who was riding on her back first, and she shared the screen of her device with me and showed me pictures of the restaurant and other things.
It is a place of experience that all looks like a remote area, but the only things visible in the pictures are couples raising chickens. Its name is also ‘Selected by Hunters, Top 10 Dating Courses Preferred by Awakeners’.
I’m shaking the damn plague. Really.
“It’s a bit late, but let’s go eat lunch, right? I’ve even thought of the next schedule!”
“…f*ck”
I couldn’t help but curse at her behavior of taking the reins of Kalion by taking the lead as if going was already confirmed.
[Dungeon Clear]
[You have obtained [Lost Property in the Sky] As a reward.]
As soon as I passed the dungeon door, an ornament with a blue jewel appeared, so I grabbed it with my hand and put it in my pocket.
As I came out, I found the entrance to a dungeon that was strangely buzzing. Seeing how no one noticed even though she appeared riding a Kalion, I could tell that Lee Se-rin’s cognitive impairment was safely activated.
Ignoring the three people who were appealing for something among the crowd, I flew into the sky.
Anyway, this damn date doesn’t seem to be over yet.