Wealth

While Riveria was scolding Lumas for staying out so late and for entering someone else's room without permission but it was cut short when Riveria felt the aura of a god, The pressure it emitted in the single instant made Riveria's mind freeze as she attempted to process what happened as for Lumas… His whole body tensed in the chair causing him to slightly bounce(?) while his whole body was stiff

Over the next few minutes Lumas realized what this was… His status got updated a wild grin grew on his face as he excitedly jumped from his seat accidentally leaping into the desk that was separating the two hitting it like a sideways L pushing the desk slightly as he looked up he saw Riveria holding back a laugh

"I think I understand, Your status updated huh…"

Lumas' eyes went wide he went to speak but was quickly cut off

"I came to the conclusion myself, but it wasn't hard to tell when your eyes went wide"

Lumas froze and stared at her for a second before standing up, fixing his clothes, and then sitting back in in seat silent before he coughed into his hand

"Sooo… can we check my status…?"

While quiet it was heard Riveria simply nodded and left to get Loki. While Loki was still upset with Lumas her curiosity got the best of her, although she would never admit it… with a drop of Status Thief his Status was revealed…

{Status:

Lumas Freycliff

Level: 1

Str: 62-I

End: 130-H

Dex: 60-I

Agi: 55-I

Magic: 102-H

Skills: Item Box (B), Equal Exchange (S)

Developmental Skills: Blacksmith (H), Reforge (I)

Magic: Magic Bestowel (H), Magic Mimic (H), Genesis Flames (G)

Available Upon Level Up: Swordsman, Survivor}

Loki was expecting… more… however she then realized he only went into the dungeon twice although the rise in Magic and Endurance could be because of his… lost limb… when she saw 'Reforge' she was intrigued this skill is rather vague but she could simply be overthinking it, after transferring the status onto paper she handed it to him although he looked over them he didn't seem focused

Currently Lumas was trying to understand what exactly was gently forced into his mind…

{Reforge (I): The ability to refine [Hidden Effects]}

That's all Lumas was supplied… deciding to just test his luck he thought about his refining his 'Magic Arm' after no noticeable change after a few minutes he decided to shelf it for later after talking with Loki and Riveria he left to the forge he managed to get some ore from Riveria, and with the Magic Crystals he managed to get he was even able to get some Oridecon he was beyond excited nearly drooling over the thought of a weapon made of the stuff, the silver translucent yet completely opaque metal had only slightly more potential than Magic Iron but was a better conductor of Magic and was lighter

He wouldn't touch it now he had already planned to start something else today, as he entered the forge he tried to separate some of his 'Genesis Flame' and use it in place of a regular magically heated forge. This took some tries but he was able to get the flames stable he could adjust the heat as he went, grabbing a few already processed pieces bronze and elunium he got to work, he started with the elunium letting it slowly heat up before he began drawing the metal out

Once he got an idea of what he envisioned the finished product to be he went into a trance, while aware of his surroundings his mind seemingly cut the connection to his body as he body went through the process of forging his mind was stuck trying to understand 'Reforge' the vagueness of this skill drove him mad… he'd rather be wrong and the skill just make it easy to reforge something then miss out on a skill that has the ability to make anything better with nothing more than time and energy

Slowly hours passed in the forge, A small band of dark metal could be seen sitting on the forge while Lumas could be seen sitting at a table on the other side of the room etching a leaves blowing in the wind on a bronze bracelet lightly blowing away the metal shavings he heavily scrutinized his work with a small smile, He was pleased with himself there was visible improvement and there was a good sum of mana stored within and he has yet to add the elunium core, Hopping up from his set he went over to the anvil with a deep breath he closed his eyes and began heating up the two metals

On the inside of the bracelet a perfect inch wide line was hollowed out as the small dark band turned red hot, after careful melding the two he quickly quenched his work before once again scrutinizing his work checking for any warps or cracks from the quench… Seeing none he set the bracket down on the anvil and sat down taking a large drink of mixed fruit juice someone was kind enough to bring

"Time to find Ais now…"

Just as he stood up both Ais and Riveria opened the door, Riveria was carrying a small tray of snacks with a pitcher of what he could only assume was juice

"I was just about to go looking for you"

With a smile Lumas walked over to the anvil and picked up the bracelet before making his way to Ais awkwardly handing it to her with slightly averted eyes, Ais was beyond ecstatic she could barely stand still but not letting it show she took the bracelet and quickly put it on

{Windcaller [C-Rank - Elemental]

A bracelet made by an amateur smith, Despite the lack of experience the intent of the smith was imbued into the metal adding an wind element

•Wind's Kiss: [I-Rank] The wearer will feel comfortable in most temperatures

•Sylph's Touch: [Error] The wearer will be able to summon a wind sprite in exchange for mana, The more mana 'sacrificed' the stronger sprite summoned (1 Charge per day)}

Riveria watched as Ais mindlessly fiddled with the bracelet that surprisingly find perfectly as her eyes were stuck on Lumas who was currently relaxing in a chair stretched back with his eyes closed and a small smile on his lips, enjoying the silent company Riveria drank from her cup with a smile on her face

They sat in silence for a while until both Riveria and Ais heard Lumas sigh

"Ais… Would you escort me to the 7th floor"

Riveria went to speak but Ais cut her off with a glare… Riveria was shook not once has she seen Ais like this, Ais just turned her head towards Lumas

"Why, your too weak to kill anything there"

Now it was Lumas' turn to be shocked he's never heard her say more than 3 words in a sentence, he knew she wasn't challenged mentally he was smacked around in chess more then once by the golden haired beauty not to mention she handles the guilds summons for Riveria when the she is busy with her work

"Exactly… without a serious life or death fight I won't advance, If I'm going to go on the expedition I'm not going to be hiding behind you the whole time… whether or not I'm able to do any meaningful damage doesn't matter… I just need the ability to fight back, there is 4 months till we set out that is enough for me to triple my stats atleast"

Ais sat back in her chair and narrowed her eyes as she watched Lumas, He felt as if Loki herself was staring him down; he realized how much he was mistaken about Ais… Now he knew why Loki favored her so much, Loki may make it seem like she's just chasing after Ais' body… well maybe he's just thinking into it too much

"No… I won't escort you… if you want to get stronger rely on yourself"

Ais abruptly stood up as she left she spoke

"I'll be waiting for you at the top"

Those words resounded in his head constantly echoing, somehow a rivalry between started in this day and Ais head a hell of a head start but that only fueled Lumas' desire to push through the ranks of adventures, He had no reason to hold himself back, no reason to hide, no reason not to push himself to the limits every day

Riveria watched a red light began to shine through Lumas' shirt she saw a fire light within him, he finally realized he can't just hide in the Loki Manor if he wants to get stronger however her thoughts were cut short as Sebastian came into the forge

"Lord Lumas, it seems your ready to unlock your wealth… Today is the day that marks the revival of the heir to Freycliff…"

Lumas was confused but Sebastian kept advancing until he was infront of Lumas

"My lord… for what's about to happen I'm truly sorry…"

Before Lumas could process his words a dull thud resound from his chest and Lumas dropped to the ground as a red light filled the forge

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!"

Riveria yelled out in rage, she watched as Sebastian's hand went clean through Lumas' chest shattering the red stone held within, a chilling mana spread through the air as Lumas' body was engulfed in green flames, Sebastian calmly turned towards the angered elf

"He will be whole… His mana has been locked. It was surprising he was even able to conjure it, You've seen it attack him before it even took his arm in exchange for its use… You've seen the seal yourself, You just didn't understand its importance"

Just as he finished Lumas stood up his Magic arm was gone replaced with one made of flesh, the tattoos covering his chest were gone his hair grew slightly just enough to pass his ears his eyes were no longer pearlescent instead they seemed to be the very flames that were engulfing him a moment before and then he… coughed… a small tuft of smoke left his lungs only then did Riveria notice he was naked quickly averting her eyes as the embarrassment set in she quickly made her way out of the forge

Seeing this Sebastian spoke

"My lord check your Item Box, You should find your wealth within"

With a bow Sebastian left to inform Susan to bring their lord some clothes, left alone Lumas checked his Item Box to find that his 'wealth' wasn't unimaginable amounts of money or spell book it was full of ore, various types of wood, weird red string, two weird looking tables, various potion equipment, herbs, various powders, and many other things but they all seemed to be for forging, alchemy, and something else he could only assume was related to enchanting

After a while of searching through the 'Item Box' he found a letter

'Why are you so weak?! You almost infected me with that nasty disease so I gave you all this… I only did this so you wouldn't infect me with your weakness… no other reason whatsoever…

-Your favorite super strong, amazing, handsome god'