Chapter 597

Chapter 604: The World’s Bastard (Please Subscribe!)

【Adventurer Name】: Ize Alward


【Level】: Level 6 (Conditions for Upgrade Met)


【Ability Values】: Strength: S979→SSS1999 | Durability: S921→SSS1999 | Agility: SS1096→SSS1999 | Speed: SS1089→SSS1999 | Magic Power: SSS1480→SSS1999

【Development Ability】: “Mystery B” “Dark Star B” “Luck C” “Morning Star D” “Magical Arts C” “Starshine C” “Shatter F” “Mind Eye E” “Magic Way G” “Anti-Magic G”

“How long has it been…”

Sometime later, inside the Divine Room of the Central Tower.

Loki held the updated ability sheet of Ize, struggling to contain her expression.

Finn, Gress, and Riviria had been stuck at Level 6 for over a decade.

But with Ize, not even half a year had passed.

This level hadn’t even slowed him down for half a year. This speed was faster than flying, like riding a rocket.

Not mentioning how the three bigwigs at home would react to this news.

At least Loki was already feeling somewhat envious on their behalf.

The gap…

(Maybe it’s time to let Finn and the others gain some “Great Deed” experience?)

Loki knew the source of Ize’s “Great Deed” experience.

She was actually quite worried before about whether it was appropriate for all the commanders in the house to disappear.

But now,

Even though the worry is still there, we can’t just ignore the three moms who are eagerly waiting, right?

While pondering how to bring up this matter with Ize, Loki’s hands didn’t slow down, manipulating divine symbols to begin upgrading the blessings.

A series of numbers were adjusted, then returned to the I0 phase. Only the level line went from 6 to 7.

Thus, Orario’s second Lv.7 was born at this moment.

“「Precision Healing」、「Preemptive Strike」、「Chain Attack」、「Steadfastness」、「Hunter」、「Virgo」, same old rules Ize, pick two～”

Observing the selectable development abilities, Loki spoke with a rather calm expression.

—The upper gods have truly seen it all.

Among the six, two development abilities were exclusive to Ize: 「Hunter」 and 「Virgo」.

「Hunter」: When facing enemies stronger than oneself, all ability values receive a small bonus (increases with the growth of the development ability level).

「Virgo」: When firmly believing in one’s own thoughts, all ability values receive a small bonus (increases with the growth of the development ability level).

“Can I take both?” Ize shrugged, having a rare thought.

Both abilities seemed useful, he wanted them all!

As his words fell, Loki mimicked his action, shrugging indifferently: “If you can do it, feel free to operate it yourself～”

“Ah, alright, this time I’ll take 「Hunter」… Save 「Virgo」 for next time. As for the other four, I’ll go with 「Steadfastness」.”

「Steadfastness」 had an effect of enhancing defensive abilities, a rare development ability found only among dwarves.

Gress possessed 「Steadfastness」.

To a certain extent, this development ability explained why Gress excelled in defense.

After confirming the choices, Loki began operating for him.

“Speaking of which, another new skill appeared during this update — 「In the Name of Hope」. This thing didn’t appear out of nowhere, did it? What did you do, Ize?”

“Hmm… Some minor things?”

“More specifically?”

“What do you think of the Astrea Familia, Loki?”

Instead of answering Loki’s inquiry directly, Ize suddenly brought up an unrelated topic. Loki instinctively thought for a moment and replied: “Astrea Familia? It’s such a pity. Five years ago, their main deity left Orario with them, seemingly due to misfortune encountered in the Dungeon… Ah? Hmm?”

As she spoke, Loki furrowed her brows in confusion.

Because what she said made no sense?

Precisely speaking, she couldn’t remember how the Astrea Familia ended up.

No matter how she recalled, she only remembered that their deity seemed to have left Orario as a given result.

“It seems you’ve been affected too.”

Nodding knowingly.

Due to being mentally prepared, Ize wasn’t too surprised by Loki’s reaction.

But Loki was very sensitive to his response.

“Ize… What nonsense have you done again!?”

“I’m doing good deeds! How can you say I’m causing trouble!?” Ize indignantly countered.

Unable to withstand Loki’s relentless questioning, Ize spent some time explaining the situation to her.

Subsequent conversations entered a long silence.

Loki didn’t say anything.

Just stared at Ize with eyes akin to seeing an alien.

Playing along for a few minutes, Ize lost patience and stood up saying: “Nothing else? I’ll be leaving first～?”

After saying that, he headed towards the door.

“Are you secretly the world’s bastard? Such ridiculous time-travel stuff shouldn’t logically make sense, yet the lower realms give you backdoor access!?”

At the same time, noticing Ize’s movement, Loki hurriedly followed up, chattering incessantly in his ear.

“I don’t know, ask the world.” Ize didn’t want to chat with her about this kind of issue.

“…What nonsense and the world… What were you two talking about in the room, Ize, Loki?”

Waiting outside for news, Anqi had no idea what the two were discussing, hearing only snippets of their conversation. She looked over with a puzzled expression.

“Hmph… Nothing, nothing Anqi. I was just discussing something trivial with Ize, um… Not worth mentioning.” Loki waved her hand trying to brush it off, but only received a more confused look from the cat-eared girl.

“I wasn’t really trying to dig deep, just wanted to know how Ize’s ability update turned out…”

Compared to the other girls in the familia, Anqi remained more reserved. She didn’t enter the room to observe Ize’s entire update process.

If it were Amazon sisters or Ais and Haruhi… they would absolutely never take their eyes off Ize.

Where would they wait for results? They’d get up close and observe immediately!

“As expected, I’ve reached Lv.7.” Ize gave this reply on behalf of Loki.

“Really—!? That’s amazing! You’ve surpassed the captain, Ize! You’re our family’s first Lv.7!”

Anqi clenched her fists tightly, genuinely feeling happy at this moment, both for Ize and for the familia… Her ears and tail also expressed joy.

“Our family finally has a Lv.7! Next time, I’ll see if Freya can still show off in front of me!!” Loki couldn’t help but cheer.

She cheered not for any other reason.

Simply because she could use this to irritate Freya, making her feel happy.

Loki aside, when it came to matters related to Freya, she was actually pretty invested.

Mainly because when Freya became unhappy, she herself would become incredibly happy!

They were undoubtedly a pair of rivals.

Unfortunately, there weren’t many people within Loki’s familia at the moment, and Anqi couldn’t find anyone to share this joy with.

According to Loki, apart from her and Anqi, the other main forces had been dispatched to suppress the invasion war of the Lagia Kingdom.

And Loki herself forgot to bring alcohol, so she especially dragged Anqi back to fetch it.

Coincidentally bumping into Ize returning home, during which she accidentally broke a jar of prized wine.