Chapter 6 – 6. New Goal [Edited]
From that day on, Arthur went through a routine of coming out whenever it was time, eating only the minimum amount of food, and then going back to his room. Aris visited her once in a while, but she only had one-sided conversations.
She couldn’t last long.
‘If we keep going like this, we might end up in huge trouble.’
Contrary to her expectations that time would help, Hilda had to take measures as Arthur’s condition did not improve at all.
‘Hmm… Isn’t there a better way.?’
Fortunately, Hilda came up with her best idea quickly.
The reason Arthur looks the way she does now is because she did not receive any blessings related to mana. Because it was Arthur’s dream to use magic.
In other words, it was something that could be easily solved if she, on the contrary, created new hope. A hope that does not deviate too much from the existing framework.
And the new hope Hilda will create is to reveal the existence of the ‘Magic Tower’.
Even though she couldn’t use magic herself, it was the only way to see it being used right before her eyes. In fact, Arthur often said that it would be nice to just see magic, so she thought it wasn’t a bad idea.
Of course, the Magic Tower was not a place where an ordinary country boy could go to study, but Hilda believed in Arthur’s talent.
If you ask the reason, she said that Arthur liked reading books related to magic, so she often bought him books from the city. I’ve seen her read a book and quickly make it her own.
Considering that she had no teacher to advise her on magic, she was an incredible genius.
The only thing that bothers me is that theoreticians receive less treatment than wizards. That is only when they are of the same level. With Arthur’s talent, she will be able to write papers of at least 7 circles.
There is no need for Arthur to be this frustrated because even if he reaches the 6th circle, he is more than enough to hold a professorship at the academy.
Convinced of her plan, Hilda went straight to find Arthur.
Knock.
“Arthur? “I have something to say for a moment, so please come out.”
“…”
After hearing her voice, Arthur opened the door slightly and stuck his head out without saying a word.
Hilda looked at Arthur’s very thin face and carefully told her story.
“Arthur, you know it’s because I haven’t been feeling well lately. You don’t get to go to the city often, do you? So, I want to buy you a lot of books on magic, but it hasn’t been easy lately…”
“. So?”
“You know that the village chief often goes to the city to sell goods, right? I asked if I could accompany you, and you said that you are now 10 years old and that it doesn’t matter if you don’t mind.
If you want, I can just go to the city with the village chief and help sell some goods, and you can spend the rest of the time as you wish? You can go to the city library and look at the books you want, and if there are any books or tools you need, I will give you enough money to buy them.”
“But… Wouldn’t that cost too much money…?”
“Hehe, don’t worry about that. I saved up a lot when I retired as an adventurer, so you don’t have to worry about it. And later, if you study hard and graduate from the academy with excellent grades, you can enter the Magic Tower as a theoretical scholar? Then you will be able to see the magic you like every day.”
“Really? “When does the village chief leave?”
Although she was Arthur with an expressionless face. Hilda could tell that her plan was successful from the anticipation evident in Arthur’s tone.
“He just said he was going tomorrow. Then I will tell the village chief, and you can go to his house tomorrow morning.”
After hearing this, Arthur suddenly hugged Hilda.
“Thank you, Helia!! Hehe.”
“Arthur, now eat a lot and play outside a little. Ugh, what is this body… When you do that, my heart hurts even more? “
“Yes! Now I will eat well and exercise. “Then I’ll tell Aris that I’m going to the city tomorrow!”
Was she conscious of Hilda’s concerns? As if Arthur had never seen anything like that, she appeared brighter and went to Milia’s house.
“… I’m glad Arthur’s mood has cleared up.”
Hilda, left alone, recalled her blessing, the reason why things had come to this.
A blessing that anyone can receive. To put it to the extreme, it is a blessing to have criminals who kill innocent people. But don’t you give a blessing to a child who has no sins and lives harder than others? At this point, she thought that even the goddess hated Arthur.
“Or is it that I can’t even receive blessings due to the influence of the curse.?”
. Anyway, the important thing is not that it is a blessing that has already passed, but that Arthur has a goal to live for again. Since he seems to have enough talent, the only roles left for me are financial support and keeping him out of danger.
“Well… I saved a lot of money when I robbed the Demon King’s treasure trove, so it’s probably okay.”
* * *
The next morning.
The village chief packed the items to be sold in the city into the wagon, sat Arthur down next to the coachman, and set off.
Arthur was next to her and told her village chief about her dreams and the things she wanted to buy when she went to the city. Thanks to the feeling of happiness I felt for the first time in a long time, time passed quickly, and the carriage had already arrived at ‘Padun’.
“Arthur. Please help with the business for only about 3 hours today, and spend the rest of the time freely. And I’ll sleep for a day and then leave, so come to the inn no later than dinner.”
“Yes, Chief!”
Arthur worked hard to help the village chief and sell village specialties such as fruits and vegetables.
Rumors spread that a cute boy was soliciting customers, and within three hours the village chief was able to sell all the items he had brought. The village chief, who had never experienced anything like this for the first time, was in a much better mood.
“Arthur, thanks to you, business has been very good.”
“Then I’ll go to the Dosa Gwan!!”
“Hehe, okay, come back. Don’t forget to return to the inn by evening.”
“Yes!”
Arthur waved to the village chief and headed to the library in the center of the city.
Arriving at the library, Arthur carefully headed inside. When he went inside, he saw numerous bookshelves and books. And I saw a person who appeared to be a librarian sitting next to the entrance.
“Hey.?”
“Hmm…? “What’s going on here, little gentleman?”
“I came to look at books. “Can I see all the books here?”
“Because it is the empire’s policy that learning is open to everyone. “As long as you don’t damage or steal the book, you can read the whole book?”
“Yes! Thank you.”
Arthur bowed his head in greeting and walked quickly towards the place where the grimoire was.
“Kid? You there… Oh my, it’s already gone.”
That place is where the magic books that academy professors use as textbooks are gathered. Therefore, it was obvious that even if kids like that read it, there would be nothing they could understand.
‘After reading something, you might think it’s not interesting and quickly go somewhere else.’
However, contrary to the librarian’s thoughts, Arthur did not come out until the appointed time with the village chief.
* * *
While Arthur was in the city, Aris was being trained by Hilda in the village.
“Do you still not know what a blessing it is?”
“I have no idea… I have no idea.”
“No, I usually come with a feeling!”
When you receive a blessing, it is natural that you will naturally know how to use it without anyone telling you, so for a moment, Hilda felt strange when she saw Aris not having the slightest sense.
“Now that I think about it, there are times when I hear something coming from her head!”
Aris’s next words reminded me of another case. This is because I have heard that in rare cases she receives something like an oracle in the process of recognizing a blessing.
If Aris thought that was the case, then she wasn’t that strange.
“What do you hear?”
“Sang… What are you saying… I can still hear it, so I’ll concentrate!”
Then she closed her eyes, covered her ears with both hands, and inhaled! Aris concentrates while making noise.
“Oh! All right! The word ‘status window’… Huh?”
At the same time, a blue window appeared before Aris’ eyes. And Hilda was shocked after hearing Aris’ words.
“You.!! “Do you see anything in front of her?”
“Yes.? “Master, can’t you see this?”
“Okay. Maybe it’s only visible to your eyes. “Could you please read what it says?”
Hilda recalled her status window that her hero had, and asked Aris to confirm if she had really gained the same ability. Aris also without thinking began to read the blue window that appeared before her eyes.
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Name: Aris
[Abilities]
Stamina-19
Strength-21
Dexterity-20
Magic attribute-17
[Blessing]
-Guardian knight who deals with lightning (S-)
[Skill]
-Soul Bond (S+)
-Magic power of thunder (S)
-Status Window (S-)
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These were things Aris had never seen before, but surprisingly, it wasn’t difficult for her to figure out what they meant. The moment she read the blessings and skills, she naturally understood the content to some extent.
It’s jiggly…!
A small electricity bloomed from Aris’ hand.
“Master. When I read it, it said my abilities, blessings, and skills. Do you know what these mean?”
“… It’s really amazing. It seems like he has the same abilities as someone I knew. First, you can think of ability scores as numbers that represent your strength.”
Aris, who realized that what she vaguely understood and what Hilda had told her was almost similar, immediately continued with the next question.
“Do you know what a skill is?”
“Skill… It is something very special. As far as I know, it cannot be obtained through ordinary means, and it is a power also called power. Either you are born with it from the beginning, or you derive it from a blessing, or you can obtain it in only two cases. In other words, it means a power that cannot be learned through knowledge from others.”
Aris, who was listening to Hilda’s explanation, instinctively pressed her blessing. She felt like she had to press
To get more information.
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[Guardian knight who deals with lightning (S-)]
-You can designate a protection target through soul bonding. (Only one person can be designated, cannot be changed)
-Acquire the magic power of lightning.
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Next, I pressed the soul bond.
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[Soul Bond (S+)]
– Additional abilities are gained in proportion to the designated target’s abilities.
-Randomly duplicates one skill of the designated target.
-You can know all the status of the designated target and track its location.
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“!!”
‘This.? Would you like me to bet on Arthur? But the rest of the effects are so wasteful…’
Aris told Hilda about the effects of her skills that she had read about.
“In my opinion, it seems better to save it for now. If what you said is true, the effect will be amplified the more you use it on the strong. And never talk about your skills or abilities to anyone else. In particular, there are a lot of people targeting the ‘Status Window’ because it can be used on other people or objects.”
Aris, surprised to hear that, clicked on her status window.
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[Status Window (S-)]
-You can appraise most things with skills that imitate otherworldly abilities.
-It is a gift filled with the goddess’s favor.
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At the end, there was some question about the goddess’s favor, but Aris said that good things are good things, so she didn’t think much about it and just moved on.
“Perhaps… Can I use it on Master?”
Hilda accepted, and Aris chanted her status spear in her heart.
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Name: Hilda
[Abilities]
Stamina-62
Strength-83
Agility-72
Magic attribute-68
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“Wow… Master, you’re really strong? For some reason, it seemed like I couldn’t win.”
Beans!
“Evil! It hurts!”
Aris, who had received a honey balm on the top of her head from Hilda for her misbehavior, frowned and continued her speech.
“… Master? “I can’t see any blessings or skills?”
“Okay? “It seems to be a level lower than the skills I knew.”
“… But Master. Why does the name appear as ‘Hilda’?”
“… That’s probably because when you work as an adventurer, you often end up holding grudges. That’s why I changed the name because it could cause harm to the village, so don’t worry too much.”
“I see… I understand!”
Fortunately, the name of the warrior party was almost unknown except for her saint, Elin, so Hilda was able to successfully deceive Aris. To be exact, Aris wasn’t particularly curious, which was a big factor.
“Aris. Now that I know your blessings, I will pass on my arcane techniques. Although the focus is on my blessings, I will inform you accordingly, so you must make up for any shortcomings yourself.”
“Yes!”
“First, the name of the technique is ‘Fire Dragon Nine Style’. At first, there were no types or names, but in the end, only the nine most efficient types remained. It was given this name because people around it said that it looked like a dragon that uses fire. First, let me teach you mana control and sword path, starting with the first meal…”
* * *
The next afternoon.
Arthur returned to the village and Aris headed to Hilda’s house.
Knock.
“Arthur!! Come out quickly!”
Clutter.
“What’s going on? Aris…?”
Aris wasted no time, looked at Arthur and chanted her status in her heart.
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Name: Arthur
[Abilities]
Stamina-4
Strength-2
Dexterity-3
Magic attribute-1
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“… “
‘Lie! ‘So weak?’
Aris was surprised at Arthur’s very low abilities.
‘I’m really worried if you’re this weak. I have no choice, I have to be by your side and protect you for the rest of your life!’
Seeing Aris suddenly wandering alone, Arthur tilted his head.
“Aris.? “Why didn’t you say anything when I called you…”
“Oh, I just came to see your face! I have to go again. See you later, Arthur!!”
After that day, the two started running toward their goal.
One to enter the magic tower.
The other is to gain the strength to protect someone precious.
And like all childhoods, time passed quickly, five years passed, and the two became 15 years old.
