Chapter 326

Kanzaki Rei obtained a profession secret scroll titled "Creator" from Aegmisa.

The activation requirement for this profession was three Level 6 crafting classes.

The more he fought, the more he realized just how quickly weapons wore out.

That Sword of Purifying Flame Judgment still lingered in his mind even now.

If he hadn’t had that weapon, dealing with Lomo wouldn’t have been nearly so easy—just severing its body alone would have taken an enormous amount of effort.

Unfortunately, divine artifacts weren’t something you could find everywhere.

If the opportunity ever arose... he’d definitely have to snatch one that could last him long-term.

In fact, right after being teleported out, Kanzaki Rei had already briefly considered robbing Yelia...

...but in the end, he didn’t act on it.

"Why did you have to choose such a remote wasteland for your advancement?"

Luluwi stood beside Kanzaki Rei, glancing around in all directions.

She had consumed quite a few of Kanzaki Rei’s potions.

Her perception range had expanded to 150,000 kilometers...

The potions that enhanced perception range were more about unlocking the upper limit of sensory distance. As an Observer, Luluwi’s natural ceiling was far higher than his. Combined with her continuous training in perception-enhancement techniques, her improvement had been astonishing.

The scope of what she could see far surpassed his.

"To stay out of sight. It’s safer," Kanzaki Rei replied.

Luluwi pouted. "You still need to stay out of sight?"

"...Even a little caution helps."

He still didn’t understand how Shiro had entered his dream.

But when Tsukiyo appeared in his dream, it had genuinely startled him.

Even though he had immediately concealed his name using Unsolvable Mystery upon waking, the lingering unease remained.

Perhaps... not telling her his real name had been the right choice?

Thinking about it carefully, revealing his true name to the God of Death and Destruction felt about as dangerous as telling Light Yagami his real name while he possessed the Death Note.

Yet in that dream...

Kanzaki Rei had the distinct feeling that if he tried to deceive Tsukiyo, she would see through it instantly.

It had been better to be honest.

"So what are you advancing this time? Alchemist?" Luluwi asked.

"Yeah. Alchemist."

"And while I’m at it, I plan to take on Blacksmith and Enchanter as well."

Luluwi responded absentmindedly, "Oh..."

"...Huh?"

"Wait—what did you just say?!"

Her voice instantly jumped an octave.

"You’re taking on two new professions at the same time? And you’re advancing your Alchemist level too?!"

Kanzaki Rei replied calmly, "Yeah."

Luluwi stepped forward and pressed a hand against his forehead.

"Hold on... did something break in your brain?"

"How would my brain break?"

With his current regeneration ability, even if his brain were chopped into paste, it would regenerate instantly.

"But those are... additional professions!"

"What exactly are you thinking?!"

Luluwi was completely baffled.

She had already thought Kanzaki Rei was insane for juggling so many professions—Death Priest, Warrior, Mage, Puzzle Scholar, Prophet, Alchemist—that was already six professions.

When she first learned he had taken Alchemist, she had thought he’d lost his mind.

Who in the world tries to master six professions simultaneously?

Is that even manageable?

And now he was saying he wanted even more...

Are you even human?

Taking on that many professions so casually—was he not afraid of failing advancement entirely?

"It’s fine. I drank Ascension Elixir."

"...That’s not something Ascension Elixir can fix, is it?"

Kanzaki Rei looked up at her—but from that angle, he couldn’t see her face. All he could see was the rise of her chest.

"It can."

Before making this decision, Kanzaki Rei had already run the numbers.

Based on the effects of Ascension Elixir, advancing eight professions simultaneously would roughly equate to advancing four professions at once previously.

But afterward, he still needed to awaken the profession called "Creator."

That would make it nine professions.

The difficulty would then be roughly equivalent to advancing six professions simultaneously.

At the same time, Kanzaki Rei had also considered that as his Alchemist level increased, the effectiveness of Ascension Elixir could likely be improved further. His resistance to potion side effects would also rise.

Future advancement difficulty should continue to decrease.

Looking at it that way, it was still within an acceptable range.

As for the transition from Level 8 to Level 9—when Ascension Elixir would no longer be effective...

Kanzaki Rei figured that since he had already awakened six professions, things were already difficult. A bit more difficulty didn’t make much difference.

At worst, his Mage profession could ignore the advancement requirements of the others.

In other words, as long as Ascension Elixir’s effects could still be enhanced later, raising all nine professions to Level 8 should remain within tolerable limits.

There was no real concern about failing to become a high-tier class holder.

Luluwi sighed helplessly.

"Fine. If you’re that confident... then go for it."

Honestly, no normal person could understand Kanzaki Rei’s class progression strategy.

Why insist on taking so many professions?

Was he really that confident?

But then again—he had already taken on multiple professions simultaneously and still managed to raise four of them from Level 1 to Level 5 in just half a year.

Maybe... for him, it really was that simple.

Bzzzz—

The light of the advancement ritual ignited.

The first profession Kanzaki Rei advanced was Alchemist.

During this period, every single day, he had traveled into the future to obtain potion formulas he would develop during that timeframe.

He had even, within future timelines, come into contact with high-level potions he himself would refine in the future.

Then he imprinted those advanced formulas back into his present mind.

Reversing cause and effect.

Around him, one potion after another materialized.

Many of them were recovery and restoration types.

Much of his research during this period had revolved around curse removal, status restoration, and physical reconstruction...

All for the sake of restoring his parents to human form.

Unfortunately, at his current Alchemist level, while Kanzaki Rei could replicate others’ potions and enhance already-created formulas, his ability for true innovation still lagged behind that of high-level alchemists.

[Secret Elixir: Void Body][Secret Elixir: Keen Perception Potion][Secret Elixir: Elemental Perception Potion]

At this level, Kanzaki Rei had developed a total of three secret elixirs.

The Elemental Perception Potion allowed mages to more easily sense the presence of elements.

After all, not every mage was like him—born with innate full elemental perception.

Originally, Kanzaki Rei had intended to create a potion that could transform elemental properties.

But somewhere along the way, his line of thinking drifted... and drifted... until he ended up with this instead.

At the same time, liquid and reagents flowed through his hands.

A brand-new potion was being created during the advancement ritual itself.

A surge of feedback descended from a higher plane.

Kanzaki Rei could feel it clearly.

He had now become a Level 3 Alchemist.