6 [Chapter:6][Chain Quest.]
Meanwhile, moving the focus to Echo…
'Void Fade.'
One moment, he was still visible to people as he walked towards a rather large pillar.
The very next, as the pillar obstructed him from view, his body 'faded away', disappearing from even a supernatural being's eye.
Looking behind him, the now invisible Echo noted no reaction from his mother and big sister, nodding his head in satisfaction.
'As I thought.'
Walking forward, he followed the marker visible on the mini-map he had recently discovered pointing towards his quest objective.
And he found him surprisingly quickly, quite close to where the girls were.
And…
'He's looking…at Rhi?'
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— Dohnaseek POV —
I am Dohnaseek, a Fallen Angel part of Grigory.
I, and three other Fallen, Raynare, Kalawarna, and Mittelt, were tasked by Azazal-sama to spy on any possible sacred gear users, and if they seem promising, invite them to Grigori.
But Kokabiel-sama secretly gave us another objective.
To kill any sacred gear users we find, preventing the Devils that manage this territory from getting their hands on them.
Ahh, but I might have screwed up a little, getting arrested and all.
But it wasn't my fault you know? That police officer looked too sexy to pass up on.
And oh, the horrified face she made when she realised I wasn't just any prisoner, the screams of pain that emerged from her mouth as I grabbed her hair and…!
Ah, no, not good, I'm getting hard just thinking about.
Sigh…too late. Now I need to find some other human whore to relieve myself.
Let's see…oh?
A family of three, and all three are such beauties too! But the blue head…
Hehehe, what a cute loli! I wonder how she'd scream as I push her down?
Oh! My body is shivering in excitement just thinking about it! I'll take her mother and sister too, I wonder what their expression will be when I break them right in front of her?
Hehehe, now I just need too…
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Eh? Why do I feel pain on my neck?
Wait, what's this red…blood? My blood?
I'm…bleeding?
My neck is cut…oi oi, what is this?
I need to move…I can't move my hands?
What the hell…my hands…where are my hands!?
I…I need to get out of here!
Wait, where is here!? What the hell! Where am I!? Where is the mall!? Why is everything dark!?
Wait…my eyes…why can't I see!? Fuck, it hurts! My eyes!
Scream…I need to shout! But…my throat…my tongue…where is my tongue!?
No…I'm feeling sleepy…no! I'm dying!
I can't die! Not yet…don't…someone…help…
Ah…my legs…I can't feel my legs…
My wings…they…what happened to my wings…no…
My nose…it's…I can't breathe…
I can't see anything…my ears…I can't hear anything…
Magic…no…I can't concentrate…
My life…everything…it's fading away…
Someone…anyone…
Help me…
Please…
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((Quest complete.))
((Conditions met. Skill [Assassination] learned.))
((Conditions met. Skill [Dismantling] learned.))
((Conditions met. Skill [Mad Enhancement] learned.))
'Huh?'
Echo blinked at the new skills he learned.
'Mad Enhancement? The skill from Type-Moon?'
He scratched his head in confusion.
'I mean…I admit, I let my anger take over when I saw the asshole look at Rhi, Sis, and Mom…'
'But…I'm not a cruel mad Berserker or anything…'
The body before him would disagree.
Dohnaseek, a middle aged handsome Fallen Angel.
Now, however, he lied on the ground, in a pool of his blood, dead.
His neck cut, his throat flooded with his own blood.
His limbs severed, both his hands from his shoulders and both his legs from his hips thrown around him.
His eyes gouged out, and in a surprisingly pristine condition.
His nose cut. His ears ripped off.
His wings, black, ripped out of his back, feathers soaked in his blood slowly turning a bright crimson.
'Well…I may have gone a little overboard…'
Echo scratched his head awkwardly.
'I mean…he looked at Rhi like a pervert. Isn't it the natural action of a big brother protecting his little sister?'
A pity there was no one around to retort to his sentence, and Echo ended up convincing himself there was nothing wrong with his actions.
'Anyway, I wonder what anyone looking at this scene saw?'
He was still hidden, even the knife in his hands having faded away from view. Perhaps, to anyone spying at them, they would see the poor Fallen Angel be magically cut, first his throat, making him choke on his own blood, followed by his limbs, then have his eyes gouged out, his wings ripped off, his ears torn, his nose cut off…
'Inventory.'
Echo stored the body and all the other parts, along with the blood, making them all disappear.
Then, he walked back to the girls, turning off his 'Void Fade' when behind the same pillar he disappeared from before, looking at the changes in his Quest while he was at it.
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[Escaped Convict]
Type : Instance
Objective : Kill the low-class Fallen Angel
Reward : 100% EXP | Perk [First Blood]
Optional Objective : Do not alert anyone that could be watching
Reward : 100% EXP | 1 Lottery Ticket
((Quest complete. Optional Objective(s) complete. Report?))
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Reporting the Quest, he decides to report the Hidden Quest at home as he watches his level increase, wondering what would happen when his level reaches 100.
But then…
((A Quest has been generated.))
'Another one? Wait, this one seems different…'
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[The Holy Priestess(1)]
Type : Chain
Description : A group of Fallen Angels and excommunicated exorcists have taken an abandoned Church in the outskirts of the City and plotted against a pure hearted priestess. They might also plot against your family in the future. Save her, and eliminate all threats through any means necessary.
Objective : Scout the Church and determine number of Fallen Angels and Exorcists
Reward : 100% EXP | Part 2 of Chain Quest
Penalty : None (Chain Quests have no penalties on failure)
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'A chain Quest?'
Before he could ponder more on the topic, his thoughts were interrupted.
"You're back E-kun!"
Leah, coming out of the trial room, twirled around, showing off the orange summer one-piece she was in.
"How do I look?"
Echo looked at her figure closely. What used to be mature and sexy beauty suddenly turned into a sweet, countryside charm.
Although Echo's face was as neutral as ever, the slightest traces that she managed to catch made Leah's smile widen.
"You look beautiful. Both of you."
Echo looked at the one that appeared beside Leah as well. His mother, Aya, in a beautiful purple evening dress.
Both the ladies smiled as they knew he was not one to mince words, meaning whatever Echo says is usually what he sincerely believes.
"But we're not the main dish today are we?"
Leah's smiled suddenly changed as her eyes flashed with a teasing glint.
"Oh, that's right.", Aya mimicked her daughter's teasing grin as she looked back at the trial room, and opened the curtain.
"Come on out Rhi."
"No need to feel shy Rhi-chan, E-kun's the only man here!"
Indeed, each of the two had made sure to make all other men in the store 'leave voluntarily', not knowing the other had done the same.
"Umm…"
A light blush on her face, Rhianna slowly walks out, displaying a white t-shirt which strangely suited the light pink frock she was wearing.
Her blush deepened as Echo's hollow eyes checked her out, strangely not finding them uncomfortable.
"Not beautiful, you look cute instead. And pretty."
"Hear that? Told you you'd look nice in it! Now any man you take on a date would be all over you!"
"Th-that's…"
"Stop teasing her."
Echo looked at the three women, his only family, and stopped himself from smiling, though he was mentally experiencing one of the few times of joy.
At the same time, he recalled his new quest.
'Threats…'
His eyes narrowed.
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"We're home!"
"Welcome home."
Leah smiled as she heard her little brother's baritone voice from behind her.
"Mm…I kinda want to spend more time together…but I need to set up things for when classes begin…"
Just as Leah said that, the family of four, or rather the three women, froze.
"Ah…"
"Oops?"
"We completely forgot to buy our uniforms!"
Aya laughed, which was soon joined by the other two as they realised they had forgotten the very reason their celebration had turned into a shopping trip.
Just then, however, a large bag with several books and utensils and clothing inside plopped down in Rhi's head.
"Eh?"
"Materials and uniform."
She blinked, taking the bag and opening it, finding all her necessary books and stationary and even the Kuoh girls uniform.
"I bought them when you three were busy vandalising your twenty seventh clothes shop."
"Ahh E-kun! What would I do without you!"
Leah pounced on her little brother who handed her several reference books she would have needed to teach class, missing the glint that passed through Rhianna's eyes.
"Probably get yourself sold for a dollar."
"Pff!"
"Ahahaha!"
"Hey! I'm not that dumb!"
Echo merely looked at her blankly before going upstairs.
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"Quests."
The Quest window opened up, displaying one Chain Quest he had yet to begin and one Hidden Quest he could report anytime.
"Report."
Selecting the Hidden Quest with the rather ridiculous name, he reported it, and watched as his level increased from 95 to 96, 97, 98, 99, and then to…
((Level up!))
((Congratulations! Your current Job [Scholar] has reached level 100!))
((Conditions met. Perk [Scholar] gained.))
((Conditions met. Level of Skill [Analysis] increased by 10.))
((Conditions met. Level of Skill [Research] increased by 10.))
((Research update. Research duration changed to 86 days.))
((Conditions met. Level of Skill [Scholar's Knowledge] increased by 10.))
"I see…so reaching the max level of a Job gives a perk and all related skills go up by 10 levels…"
Adding the Stat Points he got to Wisdom, making it rise to 1,283, he inspects his Status once more.
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[Status]
Echo Howers
Level : 100 (00.00%)
Job : [Scholar(Lv-100/100)]
HP : 110/110 (11 per min)
MP : 5,720/5,720 (4,264 per min) (10,264-6,000 per min)
[Stats]
Strength : 13
Endurance : 14
Vitality : 11
Agility : 13
Intelligence : 284 —> 286
Wisdom : 1,201 —> 1,203 —> 1,213 —> 1,233 —> 1,283
Senses : 11
Charm : 19
Stat Points : 0 —> 10 —> 0 —> 20 —> 0 —> 50 —> 0
[Skills]
[Scholar's Knowledge(Lv-68)] (!)
[Research(Lv-11)] (!)
[Analysis(Lv-13)] (!)
[Premonition(Lv-3)] (!)
[Killing Intent(Lv-1)] (!)
[Bloodlust(Lv-1)] (!)
[Murderous Aura(Lv-1)] (!)
[Assassination(Lv-1)] (!)
[Dismantling(Lv-1)] (!)
[Mad Enhancement(Lv-1)] (!)
[Writing(Lv-3)] (!)
[Perks]
[First Blood] (!)
[Scholar] (!)
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[Assassination(Lv-1)]
Type : Skill / Active
Description : When attacking an unaware target, deal 3% more damage with a 0.1% chance of dealing fatal damage.
Cost : 100 MP
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[Dismantling(Lv-1)]
Type : Skill / Passive
Description : The art of 'taking apart'. When dismantling anything, be it inanimate, biological, magical, or otherwise, decrease degradation of quality by 1%.
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[Killing Intent(Lv-1)]
Type : Skill / Active
Description : Wash the target(s) within your sensory range with your intent to kill, decreasing all their stats by 0.3% with a 0.1% chance of inflicting 'Fear', further decreasing their stats by a fixed 10%.
Cost : 1 MP per min
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[Bloodlust(Lv-1)]
Type : Skill / Active
Description : Wash the target(s) within your sensory range with your bloodlust, decreasing all their stats by 0.2% and with a 0.2% chance of inflicting 'Fear', further decreasing their stats by a fixed 10%.
Cost : 1 MP per min
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[Murderous Aura(Lv-1)]
Type : Skill / Active
Description : Wash the target(s) within your sensory range with your murderous aura, decreasing all their stats by 0.1% and with a 0.3% chance of inflicting 'Fear', further decreasing their stats by a fixed 10%.
Cost : 1 MP per min
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[Mad Enhancement(Lv-1)]
Type : Skill / Active
Description : Upon activation, enter abnormal state 'Rage', increasing all stats by 10% while loosing your rationality to unending anger and undying fury.
Note : Effect of skill [Gamers' Mind] allows the user to choose to deactivate the skill at will.
Cost : -
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[Writing(Lv-3)]
Type : Skill / Passive
Description : The art of writing. Increase the charm of what you write as well as the effect of everything written by you by 3%.
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[First Blood]
Type : Perk
Description : Perk gained from killing a sentient creature for the first time. Increase EXP gain from killing enemies by 10%.
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[Scholar]
Type : Perk / Job
Description : Perk gained from reaching level 100 of Job 'Scholar'. Increase EXP gain of level 1 skills by 99%, EXP gain of level 2 skills by 98%, EXP gain of level 3 skills by 97%, etc… and EXP gain of level 99 skills by 1%.
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