12 11 – Accidentally, I Became OP!
I continued hunting monsters, unlocked many Sword Series, consisting but not limited to [Pill Rabbit Series], [Pikyu-pikyu Series], [Egg Series], and [Mushroom Series], harvested some useful plants and useless stuff like dirt, rock, and water, and unlocked more sword variations.
At 1 o'clock, I stopped hunting and foraging. It was fine for lunch, so I simply prepared grilled meats via the Tech Skill of the Legendary Sword. Since someone could cook for me, why bother doing it myself?
After waiting for a few moments, the lunch was completed. I began eating the simple grilled meats. And yet...
(Holy crap, this is so tasty!)
Despite having an indifferent expression, I was inwardly joyful from the tasty meat. It looked so simple, yet it was tastier than the carefully cooked steak by the veteran chef in the castle.
(This is the effect of the stacked cooking bonuses, I suppose.)
I finished lunch and continued hunting and foraging. At the same time, I was heading in the direction of one unclaimed Dragon Hourglass in the wilderness. Other than that, I was also leading around the Shadows that were following me.
There were two Shadow operatives; one belonged to the Cult, and another one belonged to the Queen's faction.
Speaking of which, I amused myself with the idea of having a bunch of attractive and sexy ninja girls in my harem. However, I put this thought aside and continued leading around my stalkers.
When the [Clock] showed 3 o'clock, I decided that it was time to throw them off my trail.
(First, I need a skill like Hiding or Stealth… I hope that hiding under the bush is enough to meet the requirement to learn it.)
I ceased my thoughts and went to hide under the bush.
[Learned: Stealth – Level 1]
(All right, now I only need to max it out.)
[Stealth – Level 1 → 10]
[Stealth – Level 10 | Hides one presence, smells, sound, etc. Only Search/Tracking/Detection skill at the same level has a chance to uncover the effect of this skill. This can be turned on and off at will.]
After that, I left the bush and led the Shadows in an empty chase before activating [Stealth]. I then dashed to the wilderness, using the full potential of my Speed. The distance between me and the Shadows grew far until they lost me.
I kept going forward and increased my speed. Even though the forest vegetation would hinder ordinary people, I had no problems due to my high [Dexterity] and [Agility].
(Faster, I can still go faster!)
I increased my speed even more. Everything turned into a blur as I hopped from one branch to another. I felt that this speed was not my limit.
Suddenly, I remembered the Sky Drive technique of Satou in Death March. I stopped on a branch and opened my [Skill]. I appointed Skill Points on [Magic Detection] that I gained in the magic shop, maximizing its level.
(This is...)
I was inwardly amazed when I sensed magic power in everything, even in the air.
However, I easily regained my composure and began focusing inward, searching for my magic power. I sensed it and began coaxing it to follow my will.
[Learned: Magic Control – Level 1]
I immediately maxed out its level and obtained [Magic Manipulation – Level 1]. I also maxed out the level of the new skill.
[Magic Control – Level 10 | You can control magic power easily. You can even wrestle control over the magic power of someone else as long as your [Intelligence] stat is higher]
[Magic Manipulation – Level 10 | You can freely manipulate your magic power. You can easily change the shape of its nature from neutral to other elements]
(This is so broken!)
I inwardly exclaimed.
With [Magic Control – Level 10], I could control even the magic power suffering the atmosphere at will. Then, [Magic Manipulation – Level 10] allowed me to manipulate my magic power as I pleased; I could transmute my magic power into fireballs or icicles at will. This rendered some spells of this world's magic system obsolete.
Then, I used less than 1 unit of MP to interact with the magic power in the atmosphere. After the connection between us was completed, I received a notification that broke my focus.
[Learned: Way of Dragon Vein – Level 1]
[Due to learning [Way of Dragon Vein], [Map] has been upgraded. It can display the metaphysical energy circulatory of the world]
I indifferently stared at the notification, but I was inwardly speechless.
Way of Dragon Vein!
It is a unique skill to control the nearly unlimited power in the dragon veins of this planet. And what is Dragon Vein? Well, imagine this world is a living being with blood vessels; dragon veins can be considered as the blood vessels that circulate the blood—metaphor for the energy produced by the world.
Even though I had maxed out [Magic Control], I still had to surpass the willpower of the real owners of the magic power. And wrestling the control of dragon veins over the world was not easy despite my high [Intelligence]. It was like how an ordinary human tries to push an elephant with their normal physical strength; it is impossible!
One had to have the blessing from the Dragon Emperor or the World to tap into that almost limitless reservoir of power. However, I accidentally learned this useful skill.
I spent Skill Points on it, maximizing its level. I then checked its details.
[Way of Dragon Vein – Level 10 | Connect yourself with the metaphysical magic circuitry of the world to gain its nigh limitless energy reservoir and have limited control over the world. At max level, you can impose your will against the world as long as it won't threaten the world's survival.]
[Title acquired: Ruler of Magic]
[Title acquired: World's Beloved]
[Title acquired: Spirits' Beloved]
[Title acquired: World's Champion]
I also gained several titles.
By the way, [Title] sometimes gave me a bonus. Keyword; sometimes. There were a few titles that gave me no bonus.
I opened [Status] and focused on [+] in the [Title] column.
[Sword Hero: a title bestowed to the possessor of the Legendary Sword | Effect: acknowledged as the true possessor of the Legendary Sword]
[Otherworlder: a title bestowed to someone who came from another world | Effect: received guest's right in other worlds as long as you do not threaten the world's survival]
When I previously checked the [Title] column, I had no comment for those two titles. However…
[Body Snatcher: a title bestowed to someone who stole the body of other | Effect: easier adaptability to a new physical vessel]
I silently protested when I saw that title for the first time yesterday; it was not like I wanted to wake up in Ren's body!
Those three titles have been with me since the beginning. After many things happened, I gained other titles, but I never put my thoughts in them.
Speaking of my other titles, they were as follows;
[Aloof Guy: a title bestowed to someone who always has an emotionless expression | Effect: slightly lessen the favorability of the strangers]
I gained the title above from my perpetual deadpan due to [Zen].
[Monster Genocider: a title bestowed to someone who killed many monsters in a short time | Effect: bonus 2.5% stats when fighting against 100+ monsters]
[Enemy of Wyverns: a title bestowed to someone who killed many wyvern-type monsters | Effect: increases damage by 5% and easily receive aggression of the specified type]
[Enemy of Canidae: a title bestowed to someone who killed many canine-type monsters | Effect: increases damage by 5% and easily receive aggression of the specified type]
[Enemy of Suidae: a title bestowed to someone who killed many boar/hog/boar-type monsters | Effect: increases damage by 5% and easily receive aggression of the specified type]
[Enemy of Ursidae: a title bestowed to someone who killed many boar-type monsters | Effect: increases damage by 5% and easily receive aggression of the specified type]
[Enemy of Plantae: a title bestowed to someone who killed many plant-type monsters | Effect: increases damage by 5% and easily receive aggression of the specified type]
[Enemy of Insectae: a title bestowed to someone who killed many insect-type monsters | Effect: increases damage by 5% and easily receive aggression of the specified type]
I gained the listed titles above after I used two free [Meteor Shower] to wipe an area ruled by monsters last night.
[Enemy of Nature: a title bestowed to someone who destroyed nature | Effect: nothing]
That one was from destroying nature from the aftermath of two consecutive [Meteor Shower].
[Lewd Beast: a title bestowed to someone who is addicted to sex | Effect: increases stamina and accelerates stamina recovery when doing lewd stuff]
I gained that one after I had fun with Amelia this morning.
Finally, I read the details of my new titles.
[Ruler of Magic: a title bestowed to someone who mastered the way of magic of the world of Four Holy Weapons | Effect: boost spells' potency by 5%]
[World's Beloved: a title bestowed to someone who is liked by the subconscious of the world of Four Holy Weapons | Effect: increases combat stats by 2.5%]
[Spirits' Beloved: a title bestowed to someone who is liked by the spirits of the world of Four Holy Weapons | Effect: sharply raises the favorability of spirits]
[World's Champion: a title bestowed to someone who is chosen as the champion of the world of Four Holy Weapons | Effect: increases combat stats by 2.5%]
Anyway, the titles aside, I closed [Status], I stared at my empty palm, closed it into a fist, broke my indifferent mask, and smirked in excitement.
(I never expected it would turn out like this; I only wanted to learn [Sky Drive] of Satou, but, accidentally, I became OP!)
