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6.37% Looking Forward to Another World / Chapter 22: Doubt

章節 22: Doubt

"..."

Everything came to a standstill.

Time was frozen.

Ais gazed at the sword tip thrusting towards her chest. Her pupils, which had already contracted, narrowed even further.

"Ais—!"

Someone suddenly screamed Ais's name in panic.

Upon hearing this voice, Ais finally snapped back to reality. Her pupils, which were about to shrink to the size of a pin, suddenly burst with vivid colors.

*BOOM!*

A burst of wind wrapped around her body, transforming into a powerful shockwave that sent everything around her flying.

Riezel felt an overwhelming force coming from the front and was instantly blasted away, crashing into the courtyard wall.

"Argh—!" Riezel couldn't help but cough out all the air from his lungs as his back stung with pain.

The wind surrounding his body dispersed upon colliding with Ais's wind, so he endured the wave of the wall impact with his body directly, causing intense pain throughout.

"Are you okay?!"

Ais exclaimed and hesitated for a moment, an unusual hint of concern appeared on her face. Not just her, but even the onlookers were startled by the sudden turn of events.

"Something's wrong!" Tiona shouted in a panic.

"Wrong my ass! It's all your fault! Why did you scream?!" Tione slapped Tiona hard, scolding her sister.

The one who had screamed Ais's name earlier was Tiona. If it weren't for her scream, Ais wouldn't have instinctively used her full strength.

"I only saw Ais almost getting stabbed! I couldn't help but scream, okay!" Tiona rubbed her throbbing forehead, tearfully defending herself.

"You dumbass Amazoness!" Bete immediately cursed. "Ais used magic and had wind protection. How could that guy's sword possibly hit her?"

Indeed, even if Ais hadn't unleashed the full force of her wind to repel Riezel, his attack would likely not have caused any significant damage.

The protection of 'Ariel' would shield the user's body. Even if Riezel's sword had hit, it probably would have been blocked by the wind.

So, Tiona's scream was completely unnecessary.

"I'm sorry..." Tiona seemed to realize this too, muttering awkwardly with a hint of guilt.

"Alright, stop staring." Finn interrupted the argument. "Let's check on the rookie's condition first."

With that, Finn jumped directly out of the window, completely disregarding the fact that they were dozens of meters high.

"These brats, why are they so impulsive?" Gareth scolded while following suit and jumping down.

Meanwhile, Riveria had already descended ahead of them.

Seeing this, Bete, Tiona, and Tione followed suit, one after another, jumping from the window into the courtyard.

Only Loki remained, with one leg on the windowsill, appearing as though she was about to jump. However, upon realizing the ground was far below, her mouth twitched.

Feigning nonchalance, she quietly retracted her leg.

"Meh, forget it, as long as Finn and Riveria are there..."

Having sealed her Arcanum, Loki wisely avoided the fate of landing like a box right then and there.

One after another, Loki Familia's executives entered the courtyard, gathering around Riezel.

"Are you okay?" Riveria was the first to approach, helping Riezel up while placing a hand on his body, seemingly checking something.

"...I'm sorry."

Ais also came forward and apologized while looking at Riezel, who was standing unsteadily. She lowered her head, full of disappointment, resembling a child who had done something wrong.

Even Tiona apologized by gazing at him with eyes full of regret.

*Cough! Cough!*

Riezel coughed a few times, took a deep breath, felt the pain in his chest diminish, and then looked at the people present.

"I'm fine, no need to worry." Riezel shook his head.

His words made everyone observe his expression for a moment. After confirming that he was indeed okay, they all sighed in relief.

"That's good..."

Finn seemed like he wanted to pat Riezel's shoulder but found that he couldn't reach the shoulder. He gave up and laughed.

"Luckily, the wind helped you offset some of the impact. Otherwise, you might have to stay in bed for a few days."

"You kids really went overboard." Gareth, with a disapproving look, snorted coldly. "A little sparring is fine, but actually going all out? Do you want to kill or injure your Familia companions?"

"Indeed." Riveria said with wrinkled brows. "Ais, your reaction was too intense. You should reflect on it."

"Uhh..." Ais's head lowered even further, her expression more dejected.

"It's not her fault." Riezel, now fully recovered, defended her. "I wanted to spar with Miss Ais myself, and her counterattack was only natural."

"Even so, you guys went too far..." Tione sighed. "Seeing the way you looked like you wanted to kill Ais just now, I almost thought you were seriously fighting to death. Really, it reminded me of some unpleasant memories back home."

"Yeah, yeah!" Tiona nodded repeatedly, agreeing.

She had been genuinely scared just now, recalling some unwelcome memories. Hence, if they wanted to blame someone, it was mostly Riezel's fault. Immersed too deeply in the battle, and too trusting in Ais's strength, what should have been a more casual spar gradually turned into a serious fight. It could be said that he brought it upon himself.

"It's my fault."

Riezel admitted with self-awareness, knowing he had been too aggressive. Seeing Ais's dejected expression, he quickly reassured her.

"Please don't blame yourself anymore. After all, it's my fault. You were just defending yourself, and you didn't do anything wrong."

Hearing his words, Ais nodded, but there was still a hint of dejection on her face, making him feel a bit guilty.

However, before he could fully console her, Bete's voice interjected.

"For such a trivial matter, what's there to fuss about?" Bete stared at Riezel intensely, resembling a lone wolf intimidating something. "I'm asking you, brat, did you really just receive the blessing three days ago?"

With his question, everyone turned their attention to Riezel.

The still dejected Ais, who seemed particularly focused on this topic, also raised her head and looked over.

Riezel was momentarily surprised by the question but quickly understood what was happening, so he nodded.

"Yes, I received the blessing three days ago."

His statement was met with Bete's blunt rebuttal.

"Who do you think you're fooling, huh?" Bete spoke with his usual foul mouth. "You trying to tell me you've grown this much in just three days? I ain't buying your bullshit!"

Bete's skepticism was obvious. He didn't believe Riezel could progress so quickly, and that was perfectly reasonable.

"Judging by your recent performance, even without considering Ais's magic you used, logically speaking, you should have at least one or two basic abilities at D-rank, maybe even C-rank..." Finn calculated precisely, pondering Riezel's status.

"At least D-rank basic abilities, possibly not just one?" Gareth speculated aloud. "Man, when we reached this stage, it took us nearly a year, right?"

"The fastest among us should be Ais." Riveria glanced at the doll-like girl. "But even Ais took about half a year back then."

"Eh?" Tiona exclaimed with surprise. "Doesn't that mean he surpassed Ais's efforts in just three days?"

With her statement, everyone fell silent.

Especially Ais, who stared intently at Riezel, seemingly particularly concerned about this topic.

Riezel could only bask in the various intrigued looks from everyone, inwardly smiling wryly.

He certainly knew why everyone reacted so strongly.

After all, even Ais took so long to reach this stage initially, let alone others. Achieving such results in just three days was undoubtedly hard for people to accept.

Ais was the world record holder for the fastest advancement to Level 2. At the tender age of 8, it took her just a year to level up to high-class adventurer successfully.

Her innate skill was nothing short of being the best in the world. 

However, Riezel displayed a skill that surpassed her by far and even surpassed it by so much that people found it hard to believe. But he himself didn't think much of it.

After all...

'The protagonist only took about a month to level up successfully, and at Level 1, every time his status was updated, total proficiency would increase by hundreds of points. What I did is nothing compared to him, right?'

Precisely because of this, when Loki doubted his own growth as godly, Riezel himself felt that there was nothing great about it.

The things the protagonist could effortlessly achieve with cheat after cheat, Riezel only did the same. What's there to be surprised about?

This world was also not the only one. In another anime world, faster growth and even becoming a monster who rises to the top overnight, would not be uncommon.

Therefore, Riezel really didn't think it was a big deal, so he maintained his calm and composed attitude.

"You can go ask Loki. Three days ago, when I received her blessing, my back was probably as plain as can be. She knows best."

Upon hearing Riezel's reasoning, everyone exchanged glances and simultaneously turned, heading toward Loki's room.

"You come too!"

"I want to see if this is real."

The Amazoness twins each grabbed one of Riezel's arms and dragged him with them.

Ais followed closely behind, with a determined stride.

This made Riezel realize that his status was inevitably exposed.


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章節 23: Astonishment and Envy

Riezel Brynhart

Level 1

STR: D555

END: D548

DEX: C623

AGI: C637

MAG: I0

...

MAGIC

Almighty

- Memorize magic.

- Activate specific magic based on memory.

- The strength of the magic is determined by the basic ability of 'MAG'.

- Only effective for valid magic.

...

SKILL

Fool's Obsession

- Extraordinary increase in growth speed.

- Extraordinary increase in growth limit.

- The deeper the obsession, the stronger the effect.

- The effect is greatly enhanced in dangerous situations.

Endless

- Obtains the highest rank development ability 'Healing Power'.

- Obtains the highest rank development ability 'Spirit Healing'.

- Obtains the highest rank development ability 'Abnormal Resistance'.

- Improve obtained development abilities.

Self Redemption

- Immune to body interference.

- Immune to mental interference.

- The status can be updated independently by consuming the corresponding God's blood.

- Can accept and enhance the effects of friendly buffs on oneself.

...

Riezel and every executive of Loki Familia were in Loki's divine room at this moment.

"..."

Reading Riezel's status that had just been translated by Loki, whether it was the three top executives leading the Loki Familia or the executives like Ais and the others, all fell into a death-like silence.

Riezel, brought here by Loki, exposed his status as he intended with her cooperation.

The backbones of the Familia stared at the parchment held by Finn, looking at the ridiculous status on it, their breath gradually becoming erratic.

Especially Ais, her gaze was almost fixed on the skill called 'Fool's Obsession'—or rather, on the effect of 'Extraordinary increase in growth speed.'

At some point, her hands had quietly clenched.

Everyone could only exchange stupefied glances, their gazes frequently moving back and forth on Riezel and the parchment in Finn's hands, feeling their heads spinning.

No choice.

The amount of information brought by Riezel's status was too much for them, leaving them in confusion.

Among everyone present, only Riezel remained calm from start to finish.

As for Loki, her face wore a mischievous grin, enjoying the spectacle as she watched everyone's reactions.

"As you can see, this kid has incredible potential. Right from the get-go, he not only awakened one magic and three skills but, whether it's magic or skills, they're all super unique and absurd."

Loki spread her hands wide as she spoke.

"That's why this kid's growth speed is so fast. He only got a blessing from me three days ago, and before that, he had none, and I can vouch for that."

As the Goddess's words reached everyone's ears, they not only failed to shatter the silence but left them even more speechless.

However, Riezel's standing in the hearts of everyone present was gradually becoming completely different.

"At first, I thought he was just a rookie with great potential, but did we seriously underestimate him?" Finn chuckled. He knew very well that if Riezel truly possessed these exaggerated magic and skills recorded on the parchment in his hands, Riezel's existence would mean something significant.

Not just Finn, even Riveria and Gareth, the oldest members in the Familia, were aware of this.

"Could this kid be the one who will shatter the legend of only one Level 7 in all of Orario...?" Gareth's hushed words sent shockwaves through everyone's hearts.

Level 7.

This was something that had never happened in Loki Familia, a level that only one figure in all of Orario had reached even after searching far and wide.

That person was considered Orario's ultimate weapon, a legendary character on par with ancient heroes, enjoying fame worldwide.

Finn, Riveria, and Gareth had been striving for that realm for who knows how many years, but they had yet to succeed.

Even the genius members of Loki Familia, whether it was Bete, the twin sisters Tiona and Tione who became Level 5 at a young age, or Ais, the record holder for the fastest ascent to Level 2, all of them were true geniuses with innate potential among the world's top characters.

However, in the three top executives' eyes, the chances of these geniuses reaching Level 7 were equally slim, with Ais being the only one with a somewhat plausible chance.

But now, in Riezel, everyone saw the possibility of him breaking through that level. At least, the three top executives felt this way.

In such a situation, he could no longer be described simply as a 'rookie with potential'. He was clearly a supernova possessing the 'hero' characteristic!

Once again, everyone looked at him, their eyes filled with various complex emotions.

"Tch!" Bete couldn't help but click his tongue, then turned around, walking away with an irritated pace.

"Where are you going?" Riveria frowned and asked as she saw Bete's back.

"Dungeon." Bete replied coldly and strode away without looking back.

"Make sure not to spill the beans, Bete." Loki reminded with a mischievous grin on her face that never faded while her squinted eyes slightly opened.

"I've classified Riezel's status as Familia's top secret. Initially, I was only going to spill the beans to Finn. Fortunately, Riezel's cool with you guys knowing, so I'm lifting the ban on spilling the beans to you. Just be careful not to blurt it out carelessly, okay?"

Upon hearing her warning, Bete came to a halt. He knew well how crucial one's status information could be.

If exposed to others, it could turn into a deadly situation if targeted, especially for someone like Riezel, with such outrageous magic and skills. If his information leaked, there was a 90% chance of attracting the attention of Loki Familia's enemies or falling prey to those with ulterior motives.

Considering such possibilities, normally, details of one's status would be shared sparingly, even among companions within the same Familia, except for close relatives.

Bete himself followed this principle; even within the Familia, very few knew all of his abilities.

In Riezel's case, he should have been extra cautious about safeguarding his status information. Even among the Familia executives present, only Finn, as the Familia's captain responsible for coordinating all members, would need to know some details. For the rest, it wouldn't be surprising if they remained ignorant, regardless of how well the information was kept confidential.

However, Riezel chose to disclose it to them.

Despite Bete being a rather unpleasant senior, Riezel still chose to let him know his status.

Realizing this, Bete was once again realized and astonished.

"Who would do such a stupid thing!"

Leaving a grumpy remark, Bete left the room more violently and impatiently.

Tiona and Tione exchanged glances and then turned to leave as well.

"Where are you two going?" Riveria inquired helplessly.

""Dungeon.""

The twin sisters' responses were almost synchronized.

Seeing even the Amazoness twins were leaving, Riveria sighed and pressed her forehead with her hand.

"Those kids just came back from an expedition yesterday. Today, there's a lot of work to be done with the loot, and yet they abandoned it all to go to the dungeon. What's going on?"

"Guhahaha! They must have been stimulated, those little rascals."

Riveria's sigh of resignation was met with Gareth's involuntary laughter, and he hit the nail on the head.

Bete, Tiona, and Tione were indeed stimulated.

Stimulated by Riezel's inhuman potential.

Stimulated by Riezel's rapid growth speed.

"Did they realize there's a monster chasing them from behind, worried their junior might surpass them?" Loki chuckled, looking like she enjoyed the chaos she caused.

"You knew it would turn out like this, yet still intentionally make this happen, no?" Finn looked at Loki helplessly.

"Well, isn't that great?" Loki chuckled skeptically. "Maybe this can bring new energy and motivation to those kids. Just thinking about it gets me excited."

"You Gods always enjoy watching these unpredictable developments unfold..." Gareth discontentedly remarked. "Now, all the work of handling loot falls on us old folks. Can't those little rascals take care of the elderly?"

"Well, since it's come to this, let them do as they please," Riveria said tiredly, shook her head, and then looked towards Riezel. "It's tough for you to reveal detailed information about your status like this. Don't worry, despite Bete, Tiona, and Tione seeming hasty and impatient, they know their limits. They won't casually expose your secrets."

Her voice softened as she spoke to him.

"I know." Riezel calmly smiled at Riveria. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen to reveal it."

Based on his understanding of the original work and familiarity with the important characters of Loki Familia, he believed that everyone present could be trusted.

Even with Bete's shitty attitude, Riezel knew that deep down, he wasn't a bad guy; it was just a result of his difficult experiences that made him speak harshly.

So, Riezel chose not to hide the details of his status. This decision was made with future development in mind. After all, he would inevitably need to seek advice from these Familia seniors in the future, asking them to guide him.

Whether it was magic or combat skills, he had a lot to learn, and showcasing his potential like this, gaining the attention of Familia executives, was necessary.

Loki seemed to see through Riezel, and doubts crept into her mind.

'This kid didn't have this attitude when he received a blessing three days ago.'

At that time, she thought he wouldn't easily integrate and mingle into the Familia. Who would have thought that once he recognized all of Familia's executives, he would start demonstrating his value? Quite clever.

"You can consult us anytime; it's okay. We'd be happy to guide a rookie with unlimited potential like you." Finn also sensed Riezel's intentions.

Riveria and Gareth nodded in agreement.

"Thank you." Riezel bowed his head to everyone in gratitude.

Unbeknownst to him, Ais, who had remained silent behind him, was watching him intensely.

In her eyes, there was nothing but envy.


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