12 Loot and Conspiracy

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Before I could marvel at the perks I had gotten, I heard the sound of approaching footsteps, heralding the arrival of the guards. I turned, sending the <Yamato > to my inventory, and stood in a dignified manner. They turned the corner and stopped, spears raised, only to lower them when they saw all of the enemies incapacitated. "What happened here?" The guard wearing a golden pauldron demanded, looking at me.

"These men were attempting to kidnap the children who brought you here, and I intervened. They revealed that they are a part of a trafficking ring, which deals to corrupt nobles, and attacked me. I sentenced them to death."

"And who are you, to sentence these men in the place of the King?" The guard captain asked.

"Second Prince Alistail Eil, or the Eilon Kingdom," I identified myself, displaying my ears proudly.

"Th-the Second Prince? But he's supposed to be a baby!" One of the guards said.

"I am indeed only ten months old, but my divine blessing has allowed me to grow faster than most mortals," I said in a practiced fashion. "Now, detain these men and prepare them for questioning. My mother will want to practice her new ability on them."

"Take them away," the Captain ordered. "Would you and your companion mind coming with us to the prison, Your Highness?"

"Not at all," I offered Siv a hand, helping her to her feet with ease. She was looking at me with a smirk while we followed the captain back through the streets towards the main road.

"So, Second Prince~?" She asked cheekily. "Since when did that happen?"

"Since I was born," I replied.

She laughed, then looked down at me. "C'mon, stop kidding." Silence followed. "…Y-you aren't joking, are you…?"

"Alistair Eil and Sterling are the same person," I whispered to her. "And I'd prefer that fact remain a secret."

"Oh, gods above…" Siv murmured. "I tried to seduce the Second Prince…!"

"Yes, you did," I smiled cheekily. "And, let me tell you, my mother did not like that."

" You told her?! " Siv accused.

"No," I shook my head. "She has ways of knowing things she shouldn't. She's probably already on her way down to the prison."

"Here we are," the captain said, knocking on a door. "Adulis Arrattan!" He stated loudly.

"Adulis Forttan!" Came the reply from within before the door opened. The captain shepherded us inside what appeared to be a checkpoint. No less than twenty guards occupied the space, lining either way. All of them were around level 140; probably older adventurers who didn't want to fight monsters, anymore.

"Prepare the holding cells, and call for a triage mage," the captain ordered, pointing at five of the guards. "You, get a snack for His Highness and his… consort?"

"Friend," I corrected him. "I'm literally ten months old."

"Aww, I thought I was your auntie~," Siv pouted.

"My mother is standing right behind you," I looked over her shoulder, making her turn with a frenzied expression. It was at that moment that mother burst in through the same down we'd come through, followed by a few higher-level guards.

"Oh, my baby!" She rushed over to me and snatched me up into her arms. "I heard what happened… Did they hurt you?!"

"Nothing my blessing couldn't handle," I hugged her back, knowing she must be pretty worried about me. "I can take down a few thugs."

"I heard you… killed six of them," she said gently, rubbing my ears. "Are you okay…?"

I did kill six, well, five people, didn't I? I took their lives like it was nothing; it had been so easy, in the moment. The lack of resistance through the use of the <Yamato >, and the outside perspective of using magic to kill… it had dissociated me with the act. Made it feel like fighting the monsters in the dungeon, almost.

But it wasn't that simple. I had taken the lives, directly or indirectly, of six men. Men who had lived their own lives, full of trials and tribulations just like my own. I had no doubt in my mind that they deserved what I did to them, but that didn't make it any easier. I had killed my uncle to save a large quantity of people. This was no different, as I was sure they would've victimized more and more children.

Still, it hurt my heart to know I had taken life from people who could actually value it, at least as far as themselves went. After a minute-or-so of staring out into space, I blinked and looked at mother, then just smiled. "I'm alright," I said. "Those men were evil, and deserved every bit of that."

She nodded and released me, turning to Siv. "So, you're the one who molested my son with those massive breasts of yours," she sneered. "I ought to discipline you, as I did the maid!"

"You mean Ilyor…? I-I I mean, you mean Miss Ilyor, Your Majesty?" Siv corrected herself and bowed. "I apologize for doing that to your son, I don't know what came over me!"

"And yet you still attempt to repeat the affair, whenever you think he let his guard down?" Rel's glare tightened. "His innocence has been ruined by you!"

"To be fair-"

"Quiet, son, the adults are talking," mother ruffled my hair. The two women continued to bicker - one side clearly having superiority, as how it usually went when one rose up before mother's ire. I looked away and took out a token, biting it.

[Rolling 38x Gacha Token…]

[Rolling…]

[Entry 202, 165, 55, 139, 53, 36, 153, 157, 146, 93, 116, 137, 170, 71, 86, 74, 56, 194, 167, 144, 162, 90, 153, 14, 183, 34, 62, 74, 133, 120, 130, 140, 15, 1, 60, 119, 200, and 177 Rolled…]

[Skill Book: <Gamer's Body>, <Vial of Hashirama Cells>, <Vial of Pendragon Blood>, <Gelatin Crystal>, <Truth Stone>, <Senzu Bean> x10, <Pumpkin Moon Medallion>, <Jar of Foxfire>, <Truffle Worm>, <Large Grin Button>, <Summon Card: The Last Airbender>, <Deer Thing>, <Summon Card: The Pilgrim>, <Training Weights>, <Button Button>, <Bicep Button>, <Endless Notebook>, <Repair Powder>, <Summon Card: Invisible Girl>, <Plantera's Bulb>, <Jar of Frostflame>, <Large Hand Button>, <Silver Upgrade Ticket>, <Homeward Bone> x5, <Soul Rank Empowerment Capsule>, <Attribute Crystal: God>, <Bicep Button>, <Worm Food>, Skill Book: <Occlumency >, <SIVA Drone Capsule>, <Mechanical Eye>, <Gold Upgrade Ticket>, <Familiar Stone>, Skill Book: <Mind's Eye Replication>, Skill Book: <Shadow Clone Jutsu>, <Soul Phylactery>, and <Copy Crystal> Added to {Inventory}!]

Skill Book: <Gamer's Body>

The reader attains the body of a video game character, turning all damage temporary, according to their HP bar. Sleeping in a bed fully refills their HP and SP. What would've been lethal attacks, such as beheading and the destruction of the heart, now simply detract from the HP pool!

A vial containing cells of Hashirama Senju.

A small, 70mL vial of blood, which once belonged to King Arthur himself.

A large gelatinous crystal, which can be used to summon the Queen Slime.

Recommended Level: 200

A glass octahedron that glows blue or red depending on the veracity of the holder's words. Compels speech.

<Senzu Bean> x10

A small bean that, when consumed, restores the body to peak natural condition. This includes magic and stamina, but does not heal scarred wounds, nor diseases. Tastes like fish.

A pumpkin-shaped medallion, which can be used to activate a Pumpkin Moon event.

Recommended Level: 55

A small jar containing a piece of blue foxfire.

A large worm that smells of truffles, which can be used to summon Duke Fishron.

Recommended Level: 280

A large button displaying a wide grin. +10% CHA (+10%/).

A summon card for Avatar Aang, the Last Airbender. Master of the four elements and Energybending, and a capable negotiator.

An amalgam of flinx fur shaped like the head of a one-eyed deer, which can be used to summon Deerclops.

Recommended Level: 120

Summon card for Aiden Caldwell, the Pilgrim. He is a skilled survivalist, capable of fighting and crafting, but his primary skill is parkour. His usage of GRE inhibitors has made him stronger and faster than any normal human, but also corrupt his mental capacities.

Magical weights that automatically adapt to the person using them. They can get as light as .1kg and as heavy as 10000kg.

A button that can store other buttons, retaining their effects.

A small button displaying a tensed bicep. +5% STR (+5%/).

A seemingly average notebook, only it never runs out of pages. Think of a specific subject while flipping, and you'll stop on the page you associate with that topic.

Repairs anything it touches.

Summon card for Toru Hagakure, the Invisible Girl. Her body is entirely invisible, and she can manipulate light via refraction off her body.

<Plantera's Bulb>

A large flower bulb, which can be used to summon Plantera.

Recommended Level: 250

A small jar containing a piece of blue frostflame.

A large button displaying a still hand. +10% DEX (+10%/).

A thin silver ticket that can be applied to anything for a chance to upgrade it.

2% Legendary

29% Epic

69% Rare

<Homeward Bone> x5

Teleports those who crushes it to either their home, or to the last place they considered safe.

A crystal containing an attribute of God. Crush it to activate, but be wary of unintended side-effects.

Longevity

Magic Affinity

Holy Affinity

<Well of Compassion> Skill

<Bless > Skill

<Demigod > Rank

<God's Chosen> Title

A small button displaying a tensed bicep. +5% STR (+5%/).

A large, purple worm, which can be used to summon the Eater of Worlds.

Recommended Level: 120

A magical method of manipulating one's own mind. Allows for focus, organization, and defense against mental attacks.

A capsule containing one cuib inch of SIVA drones, which are capable of breaking down and reconstructing matter according to their directions. Directions can be set through capsule's computer.

A large mechanical eye, which can be used to summon The Twins.

Recommended Level: 230

A thin gold ticket that can be applied to anything for a chance to upgrade it.

2% Mythic

29% Legendary

69% Epic

A stone that, when pressed against a willing animal, will make them the familiar of the applier. Permanently bonds the pair's souls together, allowing for telepathy, tandem XP gains, and shared abilities.

Skill Book: <Mind's Eye Replication>

Allows the reader to, upon activation, physically copy anything they imagine onto paper or into words through artistic expression. Works with drawings, writing, sculpting, carving, chiseling, and any other act that could be considered art.

-5mp/s

Skill Book: <Shadow Clone Jutsu>

A technique that allows one to split their life force - and thus, their mana - in half, creating a perfect clone of themselves. Multiple can be created, dividing the total chakra/mana pool between the three; so on, and so forth. Shadow clones are physical beings, capable of using their own magic. Everything the clone experiences will be transferred back to the original upon dismissal.

A bottle that collects the souls of those who die in its vicinity.

A crystal that can be used to make a perfect copy of anything.

' Holy shit... ' I thought, eyes wide. Thirty-eight items from such an OP list was insane. A <Soul Phylactery>? A <Truth Stone>? Hashirama cells? The Shadow Clone Jutsu? An effing attribute crystal for God himself?! What the flip is this thing?

All in all, I had too much good stuff in my inventory, which I needed to use sooner or later. Plenty of skill books and summon cards, the latter of which I'd need to talk to my parents about. Perhaps that night. Following something like this, they would be happy to have more people protecting me.

I was distracted when the guards started dragging carts through the door, laden with corpses and injured men. Injuries and deaths I had brought about. It would've happened sooner, or later. If anything, I was glad it was by my hand, and not someone else's. The children I had intervened to save came in next, escorted by a couple guards. They lit up when they saw me, and even more so when they saw mother.

"Y-you're the Queen! The Mage Queen of Eilon!" The girl exclaimed, wide-eyed.

"Yes, dears," Rel smiled, bending over to get a closer look at the kids. "Are you the ones my son saved?"

"Th-that makes you Prince Ravelus, then?" The boy asked, looking at me.

I shook my head. "Alistair. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"But wouldn't that make you… almost one year old?" The girl asked quizzically.

"About," I nodded. "Call it magic shenanigans."

"Hehe that's a funny word," the boy giggled. " Shenanigans ."

I watched as mother's Stand appeared on the boy's shoulder before shoving its tongue into his ear. The boy shivered for a moment, but stopped almost as soon as he had begun. "Could you tell me about what you saw? What you felt, when that event occurred?" Mother asked.

"Of course!" The boy nodded ecstatically. "It was awesome. Those mean guys pulled us into an alley and told us to give them everything we had, but we didn't have anything, so they were going to take us. But that's when Prince Alistair appeared, warning them to leave us alone, or he'd burn their arms off. Then they attacked him, so he cut one's hand off and blasted the others back. Then the lady with the huge boobs smacked another one. Then, the last guy shot an icicle at the big-boobed lady, and-" he proceeded to explain the situation while mother obviously saw the memory through the boy's eyes.

Once he was done, she looked at me with raised eyebrows before patting my ears and turning back to the kids. "Well, you were very brave, standing up to those men, like that. You held out long enough for help to arrive, which is an admirable thing. Can you explain why you were in such a shady part of the underground?"

"W-we were… We were stealing from the shops," the girl said after some hesitation. "There's this guy who buys stolen goods, and we've never been caught shoplifting, before, so we figured we'd try it out. But, we got lost, and ended up over there."

"Kids like you should stay away from those areas," Rel said calmly, much to their surprise. They expected her to lash out at them; after all, they had admitted to a crime right in front of the Queen, herself! But she didn't, instead ruffling their hair, too. "Which is why I'm wondering why my son would be in such a place," mother's smile turned strained as she looked at me, making me blanch.

"I-I was trying to find a birthday present for Ravelus! And one for you and father, when your birthdays come around, again…" I hid under my cloak.

"Well, as long as you're not hurt… You're not hurt, are you? Let me see!" She turned me around, finding the slash across my back. Fortunately, my new cloak was undamaged because it had fallen off, and was safely in my inventory. It had healed a while ago, but as usual a very thin, barely-noticeable scar was in its place. "What the shark, Alistair? How did you let one get you in the back?!"

"I was too busy decapitating and impaling two of his buddies," I deadpanned. "Besides, it wasn't that bad. Got some poison-resist out of it, too."

"Poison?!" The four of them exclaimed in shock.

I shrugged, trying to play it off. "Only lasted a minute, or so."

"Son? Rel?" Aedon asked as he came in, flanked by Pyarron. "I was updated on what happened. Is everyone alright?"

"Oh my gods, it's the Knight King!" The little boy exclaimed, wide-eyed. Father smiled at him before looking at mother, who responded by sucking her Stand on him, and transmitting the boy's memories into his head.

"Holy crap, that was cool," Aedon blinked, looking at me. "Well done… son… did your eyes change?"

"Hmm?" I raised an eyebrow. "Oh, yeah, I unlocked water and earth affinities thanks to the fight," I said.

Siv just about fainted from all of the stress she was under, while mother stared at me with wide eyes. Father maintained a stoic expression, though his lips were upturned slightly.

"Blessings, Stands, dungeons, enchanting, awakenings, talking and walking, merchandising… it never ends, does it," Rel stated in exasperation. "What next, are you going to split in two?" I coughed into my fist, decidedly not bringing up the <Shadow Clone Jutsu>. She blinked at my reaction, and decided to simply ignore it. "Whatever. If what that man said was true, then we have a serious problem seeded within the court. Aedon, you and I must interrogate these men for all they're worth."

"I have something that can help," I said, pulling out the <Truth Stone>. "Have them hold it, and it will glow when they're lying."

"Blessing shenanigans, indeed," Siv muttered.

*****

That night, I once again asked mother and father to the side of my crib, as they had requested I do whenever I was about to do something they considered dangerous. They watched silently as I pressurized my mana up past the eight-thousand mark as if it were trivial, allowing it to breach back into my core, doubled over. This resulted in a rebound that echoed through my body, aura, and will, as the very ethereal walls making up my mana channels were reinforced, allowing for better control over my mana.

[Skill <Mana Control> Maxed!]

+1 <Gacha Token>

"You never cease to amaze me, son," Aedon smiled. "Now, is there anything else you wish to share with us?"

"I have these things," I said, pulling out the summon card for Obi-Wan. "According to my blessing, they let me pull folk from other universes, who would be loyal to me by choice," I said. "I have quite a few of them, now, so I was wondering if I could use a couple of them. They're all good at something."

"This guy, for instance, can use the manifestation of magic in his universe, The Force, to a great degree. His weapon is pretty cool, too, and he's one of the most honorable and chivalrous people in his order," I said, handing them the card. It displayed an image of Obi-Wan as he appeared in episode III.

"Obi-Wan Kenobi…? An odd name," Rel commented. "If you believe these people can help protect you, then I'd be glad to have them join us. Perhaps tomorrow, we can bring one of them in. See if they truly are willing to serve you."

"I agree," Aedon nodded.

"Alright, well I'm going to sleep. Goodnight, my loves~!" Rel kissed me on the forehead, then Aedon on the lips before hopping over to the bed and sliding under the silk covers.

"You're doing well, son," Aedon whispered to me. "You're excelling far more than I could have ever dreamt you would." He ruffled my hair and ears before retiring, himself. I was left to practice my new <Water Manipulation> and <Earth Manipulation> skills by moving a rock and water within a cup, slowly cultivating those skills, as I had fire. Once I was done with that, I brought out all of my skill books and absorbed them, granting me a wide variety of abilities.

[Skills <Gamer's Mind>, <Gamer's Body>, <Mind's Eye Replication>, and <Shadow Clone Jutsu> Learned!]

<Gamer's Mind> (MAX)

Immunity to mental effects; Incredible Emotional Control; Sleep in a bed to restore MP.

<Gamer's Body> (MAX)

Lethal attacks simply take from HP; All damage is temporary; Sleep in a bed to restore HP and SP.

<Mind's Eye Replication> (1/100)

Allows you to, through the application of mana, perfectly go through the motions to create something from memory, provided you have access to the materials.

-20mp/s(v)

<Shadow Clone Jutsu> (1/100)

Split your mana equally between two or more identical copies of yourself, which have a pseudo-intelligence and can perform most tasks. Everything experienced by a clone is sent back to you upon dismissal, including any training and memories. Clones automatically dismiss upon taking too much damage, as to not overload your brain with the return feed.

-200mp

I felt an intense burning sensation overwhelm every bit of me, from my cells to the very essence of my mana. It didn't hurt, per say, but it was a very distracting feeling. I simply laid back and allowed it to occur, waiting for it to eventually subside. It did, after a few minutes, and I was left feeling pretty good. There was no pain in my body, none at all.

Nodding, I sat back up and pulled out the attribute crystal for God, crushing it.

[Select Attribute:]

{ Longevity }

{ Magic Affinity }

{ Holy Affinity }

{ <Well of Compassion> Skill }

{ <Bless > Skill }

{ <Demigod > Rank }

{ <God's Chosen> Title }

Which to choose… {Longevity} extended my mortal lifespan by about two-hundred years. To the level of a Half-Elf.

{Magic Affinity} was just that, an affinity for mana itself. Extra EXP for all magic abilities, and a gate to turn raw mana into pure mana, which was much more efficient.

The {Holy Affinity} was self-explanatory. A direct path to the holy element, rather than having to path through light twice.

The <Well of Compassion> skill basically made me an empath. I could feel the emotions of all those around me and empathize with them, no matter what. Then, I could bring magical comfort to those people with a simple thought. An interesting ability, but not exactly imperative.

<Bless > would allow me to craft enchantments on living beings. Imbuing someone with strength, or giving them a barrier, or a regeneration effect. A very useful ability, if I were playing support.

The <Demigod > rank provides a 2x bonus's, which would replace my Mortal* of 1.2x. Basically, it would increase my stats by a lot. Allow me to reach the eighth awakening, in fact. Plus, I had a <Soul Rank Empowerment Capsule> to upgrade that to Demigod*, if I wanted to.

Finally, the <God's Chosen> title would grant me +75% reputation with all deities.

The obvious choices were either the {Magic Affinity} or <Demigod > rank. The former would allow me to grow all of my magical skills by a nice degree, but I decided to go with the soul rank. Having double my base stats would be game-changing. Once again, a burning feeling dwelled within my chest for a few moments before settling down. Checking my stats, I was pleased to see that they had indeed increased by an extra 60%.

[Status]

-Identity-

Name: Alistair Eil

Race: Human; Beastfolk (Cat);

Age: 0 (17)

Class: Earth Elementalist(57/100)

Rank: Demigod (2x)

Titles: Blessed;

Alignment: Lawful Good

Level: 57 (46/2950)

-Stats-

Health Status: 4200/4200 |4000+5%|(+40%/m)

Mana Status: 20375/20375 |16300+25%| (+80%/m)

Stamina Status: 3936/3936 |3280+20%| (+32.8%/m)

STR: 400(200) (+1*2/)

CON: 400(200) (+1*2/)

DEX: 400(200) (+1*2/)

END: 328(164) (+1*2/)

INT: 1630(815) (+3*2/)

WIS: 800(400) (+2*2/)

CHA: 428(214) (+1*2/)

LCK: 628(314) (+1*2/)

Points: 0 (+5/)

' Dayum, ' I gaped. 'Quick power boost, but it will take a long time to get to the next awakening. That was fine, though, because I was technically stronger than mother, in terms of raw magical power. Though, I was pretty sure she was hiding something that would make her even stronger, because sixteen-thousand mana isn't enough to earn one the title 'Mage Queen', in my opinion. But maybe that was just my bias from getting so strong so quick.

With a content sigh, I laid back in my crib and shut my eyes, excited for the days to come. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep, enveloped by the warmth of my blanket.

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