Bab 6: Unreachable Desires
Compared to his current life, Riegel's background in his previous life could be described as two extremes.
Unlike his original owner, he wasn't a village child from a humble background, but a youth from a wealthy family who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth.
However, he wasn't a second-generation wealthy person but a third-generation one.
His grandfather had once been the richest person in the world. Starting from scratch, he fought for decades. In the end, he managed to observe the trends of the times, seize business opportunities, surpass many competitors, and become the richest person.
Born into such a family, it made sense for Riegel to evoke envy and jealousy from many.
But, fate played a cruel joke on him.
Because Riegel wasn't a second-generation wealthy individual.
His father, a second-generation wealthy person, was his biological father, born into wealth but spoiled and a playboy due to being born into the wealthiest family.
Not only was he uneducated and incompetent, but he also spent his days drinking and living a dissolute life, oppressing men and women based on his family background. He was the type of villain depicted in most urban novels.
Riegel wasn't a child born from a second-generation willingly marrying someone but a result of his father's affairs while drinking and living recklessly. His biological mother came to the door, and eventually, his father had to reluctantly follow his grandfather's orders.
In such a situation, one can imagine how Riegel would be treated after his birth.
However, if Riegel remembered correctly, his biological father hadn't returned home several times throughout the year. It was as if he didn't exist at all. His lifestyle before marriage remained the same after marriage. No change whatsoever.
Riegel's biological mother wasn't much better.
The woman deliberately approached Riegel's biological father with the aim of marrying into a wealthy family and becoming a rich wife.
Therefore, after achieving her goal, she also lived the dream life as a young mistress. She and her husband lived their own lives and played their own games. It was said that the level of absurdity outside compared to her nominal husband was worse.
Considering this, it could be said that Riegel spent his childhood almost without a father or mother.
As for Riegel's grandfather, he wasn't like the parents who treated him as if he were nobody.
However, perhaps due to severe disappointment with his son, his grandfather was very strict in educating Riegel. From his earliest memories, what Riegel remembered most was the knowledge in various textbooks, etiquette tutorials, even upper-class finance courses, and financial enlightenment.
This was how Riegel spent his childhood.
Fortunately, his memory was exceptional since he was young, even to the point of being outstanding. While not a photographic memory, as long as he made a concerted effort to remember and memorize, he could understand all sorts of things, whether he comprehended them or not, making Riegel's grades excellent from childhood to adulthood, which pleased his grandfather immensely.
But precisely because of his excellent memory, Riegel remembered many things vividly from childhood to adulthood.
For example, when he was 6 years old, he was kidnapped and almost killed by the kidnappers.
For example, when he was 12 years old, he had a car accident, and when the driver saw that he wasn't dead, he ran towards him like crazy, intending to kill him completely.
For example, when he was 18 years old, all his relatives smiled and blessed him at his coming-of-age ceremony. Later, the wine prepared for him turned out to contain neurotoxins.
And so on...
These things shouldn't happen to ordinary people. They should occur in TV series or novels. Riegel couldn't believe that such dirty things actually existed, so they repeatedly appeared in his mind.
Gradually, Riegel became numb and accustomed.
He became numb to the attacks of people trying to harm him.
He got used to checking his food for poison every time he ate.
Even when his grandfather later arranged for him to marry a compatible woman who weighed almost a hundred pounds more than him, Riegel didn't express any opinions.
However, since then, Riegel started seeking all kinds of crazy pleasures.
Rock climbing, parkour, bungee jumping, surfing, extreme cross-country, extreme water skiing, extreme rollerblading, parachuting, high-altitude gliding, etc. As long as the activity was thrilling, Riegel had done it, even surviving in the wilderness; he seemed stimulated.
During this process, Riegel accidentally obtained the Dimensional Magic Cube and traveled to a different world of swords and magic.
Now, looking back on this life, all that surfaced in Riegel's heart was deep anger.
"What have I gained in this life?"
"What have I pursued in this life?"
"Nothing at all!"
Everything in the past wasn't what he wanted.
Everything in this life wasn't as he had imagined.
As a result, his previous life did not yield the results he remembered now.
The anger in his heart was not directed at others but at himself.
Regarding himself, it seemed like he had everything, but in reality, he had nothing.
"Well then, leave everything in the past behind!"
Now that he had left the original world and experienced extraordinary encounters, this time he had to live for himself.
"Run in the direction you want!"
"Chase what you desire!"
"If you can't, then you'll never stop!"
The numbness in his previous life ended here.
In this life, even though he tried his best, he had to move forward and reach the unreachable desires.
As Riegel swore in his heart, suddenly he felt it.
Behind his back, the finger that was moving and carving something stopped.
"...Impossible?"
Loki's voice was no longer distant but muttered as if she was shocked by something.
Riegel suddenly pushed away the unbearable memories and expressed his confusion.
"What's wrong?"
This sentence failed to receive any response.
Loki just remained silent, so silent that Riegel frowned.
"Hmph... Ehehe... Ahaha...!"
After a while, Loki laughed, and she laughed even louder and more excitedly.
When Riegel turned around and looked at her, Loki was already standing and starting to dance.
"I found a treasure! I found a treasure!"
Loki, the main god of Loki Familia, one of the strongest Familias in Orario, suddenly seemed insane, dancing and laughing.
"Last time Finn, this time Riegel. My luck has truly increased since the Underworld. I caught someone on the street again after so long, and I genuinely won the lottery. Damn Freya, now let's see how you fight against me, hahahaha!"
Loki was so excited that she forgot everything, and her crazy talk made Riegel take a step back.
"What's happening?"
Riegel could only mutter helplessly.
"Hehehehehe..."
After so long, Loki seemed crazy enough, approaching Riegel with a sly smile on her face.
Seeing this, Riegel reflexively wanted to put on clothes.
"Don't!" Loki quickly stopped him, but she couldn't hide the joy on her face. She said with a smile, "I haven't printed your ability values for you to see yet!"
As she spoke, Loki took out a piece of parchment from somewhere, and her slanted eyes widened.
Inside it flowed divine will that Riegel couldn't even understand.
"Pay close attention to the Blessing you received, my child." Loki couldn't hide her smile and said, "Don't blink, okay?"
Loki placed the parchment on Riegel's back and, by twisting her finger, expanded the Ability Values on Riegel's back.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Riegel turned around and faced the mirror in the corner.
The next moment, he saw what his back looked like.
He saw his bare original back with carvings resembling stone tablets and symbols.
The carvings were more or less the same as the Loki Familia flag; both resembled jesters.
This is the Blessing Riegel received from the God, also proof that he had become part of the Loki Familia and a mischievous God's child.
"Alright!"
Loki finished her work, wrote down the enhanced Ability Values on the parchment, and handed it over to him with a joyful face.
Riegel took the parchment and looked at it.
...
[Riegel Brehaut]
[Lv.1]
[Strength: I0]
[Endurance: I0]
[Agility: I0]
[Dexterity: I0]
[Magic Power: I0]
{---Magic---}
¶ Memory magic.
*Activate specific magic based on memory.
*Determine the magic power based on magical power.
*Only applicable to confirmed magic.
{---Skill---}
*Super Domain enhances growth speed.
*Super Domain raises growth limits.
*The deeper the obsession, the stronger the effect.
*The effect greatly increases when facing dangerous situations.
* Acquire the highest-ranked [Healing Power] development ability.
* Acquire the highest-ranked [Spirit Healing].
* Acquire the highest-ranked [Abnormal Resistance] development ability.
* The acquired Development Ability Level is increased.
* Immune to physical body disturbances.
* Immune to mental disturbances.
* Ability values can be self-updated by consuming the corresponding God's blood.
* Receive and enhance benevolent effects from the target itself.
...
This is the content of the parchment, and it also represents the actual appearance of the Ability Values engraved on Riegel's back.
, initially depicted as jesters and incomprehensible to humans, has become a common language under Loki's expansion.
Whispering while looking at the content of the parchment, Riegel said, "One magic and three skills...?"
He indeed awakened one magic and three skills.
"Rejoice, my child."
Loki patted Riegel's shoulder and grinned even more mischievously.
Impossible.
"Ordinary people might not have a single magic or skill, but you awakened four right after receiving the Blessing."
That's why Loki was so happy.
Because she truly found a massive treasure.
Discovering an immensely significant treasure.
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