Evolution

Brushing my sweat after almost a day of forging, I look at Hephaestus, who is finalizing the last touch of the Hestia Knife; she taught me all the process of creating it except for forming the Hieroglyph, which only a god can do.

She said it was similar to a Falna that enables the blade to grow along with its user.

I look at my umbrella on my side; if I can also perform it on my weapon, I no longer have to worry about it after it reaches its full potential.

The Myriad Manifestation Umbrella has 12 forms plus the Mechanical Box, which means after the fourth upgrade, I had to look for a way to strengthen it.

But now, I no longer have to upgrade it as it would be strengthened alongside me, and I only have to worry about the material it needs to add a special ability to it, like the Goliath's Tooth and Crystal Mantis Wings.

After a while, a short blink of light shines on Hephaestus's table, signifying the strongest blade's creation, yet.

Hestia profusely thanked Hephaestus and me before rushing out of the office, stating that she would meet me again and pay me fully.

I bowed as an acknowledgment as Hephaestus told me to have her work on my restaurant after I built it, or else she would laze the whole day around in a broken church that Hephaestus had given to her.

"You know your god is outside, right? I saw him when Hestia opened the door to leave earlier."

"Hmmm"

I hugged Hephaestus when she sat beside me; I knew she would be busy again like always, so I'm recharging my love battery to the fullest before leaving today, and it's not exactly 8 am yet.

"The Monster Philia is just two days from now on, I have some free time that day, and maybe we can go on a date again."

Hephaestus smiled at his antics; outside, he behaved so formally that anyone would have a hard time approaching him with his smile.

But whenever they are alone, he always conveys his love to her, which she finds sweet and charming.

"Hehe, date."

Grinning, he lovingly stares at her beautiful eyes while gradually closing the distance between them.

"Iloveyou Hephaestus"

And with a passionate kiss, he expresses his feelings for her, true and bizarre.

Hephaestus reacts by opening her mouth, and to his surprise, she uses her tongue to explore more than what he has; he never had any experience with this. Still, with his Correxion, he can overwhelm her with confidence.

David clutches her waist while she holds his neck; in a single forging room, their love burns brighter than its flame.

Hephaestus had been waiting for this moment forever, and she was eagerly guiding him to cross the line; however, suddenly she stopped when she noticed a head at the door.

Goibniu is peeking at them with a stupid smile on his face while holding a sack of something in his hands.

"Oh, sorry Hephaestus, David has never been late since I remember, so I checked; by all means, please continue."

Slowly he closes the door, still looking at them until they hear a click.

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Goibniu stare at the two lovers stepping out of the door; he has an amusing smirk after catching them making up with each other.

'That's for ignoring me even after knowing I'm already here.'

With a happy face, the god is savoring a cup of cold tea that he found on the table; it is the tea that David brewed for the two goddesses last night but forgot to drink.

"It has been so long since we meet David, yet you are here hiding in your lover's house instead of going back home; you're not even brewing me tea since that time I have given you a Grimoire; it greatly saddens me by your change."

With a fake hurt face, he tried to guilt-trip his child for ignoring him, he planned for him to marry Hephaestus, but it seemed to backfire as he found his purpose instead.

"David brewed that tea Goibniu, and he is not hiding from you as he is only disappointed because you haven't fulfilled your promise to him yet."

Hephaestus took the remaining tea on the table; maybe it's the reason why her lover is feisty as she didn't drink his tea yesterday, thinking that she hates it.

"Cough* No, of course not; it is the reason why I am here today as I already collected 'most' of the items, I promise; it is just that I only have the Goliath Tooth and the Crystal Mantis Wings with me, there isn't that much supply for the remaining item after the last expedition that we had."

Goibniu raised the small sack on his back; while the remaining items he didn't have were not that rare, the last expedition rendered most adventurers empty-handed as they swept the few upper floors while leveling.

Specifically how David wipe it all out while trying to obtain the Mage Development Ability.

"Sigh* and here I was thinking that David god is reliable, I don't want to antagonize you, but I don't mind him changing his Familia to mine, especially when he even voiced his approval."

Hephaestus began to scare Goibniu as she had planned to wring the god dry; after endangering David's life, she couldn't easily forgive him without a drop of his blood or two.

"But there's nothing I can do! With how sought after the Hellhound drop was, it would take a month for me to collect it, even you know that Hephaestus."

Goibniu tried to reason with her; everyone knows that if there's something he is not good at, then it's negotiating; she even heard how he loaned a sword to the sword princess after she came back from the expedition; she even inquired about David's location.

'It seems someone is already aiming for him.'

Hephaestus glance at David at her side; everyone will think that he is her child with how he sides with her instead of his god; she can't help but feel sorry for Goibniu.

"It's fine then, as I will provide the remaining items to him, but in exchange, you will build a restaurant for him near the Babel; he especially requested that you will make it yourself or else it won't do."

Goibniu paled at her proposition; he dreaded the moment when he would build his restaurant as he even made him his protégé to tie him to him, especially at this time when his skill improved cooking.

That tea tastes very different from the tea David brewed for him, but Hephaestus has no reason to lie as he can prove it easily if she does.

"What do you think, David?"

Hearing her story, David knows that it is just made up as he didn't care; even if he builds his restaurant, it can still wait, but he still nods resolutely nonetheless.

"Sigh* fine, but you have to go with me today David, as I haven't updated your status yet, and your orders are already piling up as even if you barely have a customer in the past, you are already a well-known protégé of mine so even if I decline most of them I can't deny all of them."

Goibniu can only accept the proposal as he knows Hephaestus has some grievance with him; they both know that David doesn't like to be the center of attention, but he did all of that just for fun.

'Sigh* maybe I really shouldn't have introduced him to that vixen.'

Walking out the door, he tried to peek again but was met by a flying cup instead.

Bonk*

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After making his god wait for almost an hour, they finally got home to his manor; as a smiting Familia, barely anyone was outside even at this hour. They are all constantly busy maintaining and creating weapons after the expedition.

"Have you ever tried leveling up your clone first and then dispelling it to receive a boost?"

"No, as I can feel that this is what my current body can only handle, exceeding that would only cause a backfire."

David had thought about that, but even if it was possible, his clone would only improve its body and won't affect him.

(I'm just stating this as some readers haven't understood the concept of Kage Bunshin and status updates or even watched Naruto yet. Seriously.)

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David

LEVEL 3

STR : I

END : I

DEX: I

AGI : I

MAG : I

•Invoker : B

•Luck : D

•Blacksmith : S

•Mystery: E

•Metal Working: F

•Mage : H

•Multifaceted : G

MAGIC:

•True Copy

•Correxion:

-While activated any mistakes are corrected and then retained.

SKILL:

•Perfectus

-Transcendence for Perfection

•Magen David

-Protection against negative status effect

•Velox Discipuli

-Exceptional ability to Adapt and Master new things.

•Evolution

-Body and Soul Transcends Perfectus

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After a moment of adjusting to his body changing, the first thing he checked was his hair length, and just as what he feared, it didn't lengthen but instead turned to a white or silvery color.

Without noticing his god handing him a piece of paper for his status update, he stares at his reflection after his level up.

"You look like an elf kid."

Goibniu commented after seeing his slightly pointed ears and silvery-white hair, he even gained more height and became slender similar to them, the complete contradiction of his dream masculinity.

"You should wear a mask, or you would have more trouble with your looks than your status."

His god tried to advise him, but what he just understand is for him to wear a mask, hiding his face like Hephaestus.

'Yes, similar to Hephaestus!'

Like a man in a desert that finally quenched his thirst, he is desperately looking for a reason to accept any reasoning for it.

Immediately he runs outside, leaving his god again alone like when he last leveled up.

'Damn, brat never change!'

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Sitting on his bed after making a mask, he was confused about what to make at first but decided just to use the simple mask of Kakashi; too bad he didn't know how to make it endless like the original.

After his level up, he gains three new Development abilities.

Metal Working, which is understandable because he upgrades his sophisticated umbrella, which is not considered a weapon

Mage that is what he sought to make a Grimoire; he is planning to create his magic that complements his arsenal as even if David uses the Grimoire he had in the past, he won't know if it is useful or not because it based his new magic on his needs, not his wants.

He doesn't need another skill that always consumes his mind, or else his new improvement in mind is useless, especially now that he can already summon nine clones of himself.

While Multifaceted is a never been heard skill before, he can guess that it is related to his mastery of many weapons and magic; even if he only uses a sword to fight, all the clone's experience, memory, and skill will be him, so it's not a shocker to him.

'So that's why I never received Swordsman or Spearman before.'

He noticed a new skill at the end, and he couldn't help but be depressed.

Perfection is not an eternal thing but an endless concept of the state of a being, which means that every time he improves and level up, his body and soul would evolve.

It's not a bad thing, but the problem would be his appearance, for the reason that his looks would also become more androgynous every level up.

'Not now when Hephaestus loves my new look.'

He can't even do anything because it is a skill and not a magic similar to Correxion, so he can't disable it.

'Sigh, suffering from success.'

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Author here.

I dont think I can upload a new chapter tomorrow, my head cant take all this spokening dollar! But im bored so i dont know if i can still do it.

Confusing right?

Just saying!