Chapter 471: Accidentally Stabbed to Death?

T/N: I’ve made some corrections to the character names.

Specifically, I’ve changed ‘Liece’ to ‘Charl’, Charl is the A-rank knight assigned to protect Princess Lia. I was using instead of Charl … Liece

The real character ‘Liece’ appeared around 10 times since I started translating, and I didn’t even notice the discrepancy 🙁

Additionally, I’ve edited the demon king’s name from ‘Cethus’ to ‘Claudis’, as per the previous translation.

Meanwhile, I’ll keep the main protagonist’s name as Shien ‘Buztout’ (布兹图特, Xī ēn · Bù zī tú tè), which differs from the previous translator’s choice of Shien ‘Bayztrot’. Both are valid, sound similar.

Regarding Lucy’s full name, it’s actually Roselucy or Roselucia. However, the author mostly refers to her as simply ‘Lucy’ (around 80% of the time). The previous translator used ‘Lucilosti’ for her full name, which is essentially the same as ‘Losti’ (similar sound like ‘Rose’) followed by ‘Lucy’.

Thanks for pointing out these errors in the comments 🙂 I didn’t even notice them.

Chapter 471: Accidentally Stabbed to Death?

After a brief commotion, Lildas finally managed to break free from Shien’s grasp and hid behind Anima.

“I told you, you’re a bad guy! You bully me all the time! So rude and violent!”

Lildas hid behind Anima, shouting at Shien.

“You’re still talking?”

Shien cracked his knuckles, making Lildas shrink back in fear, not daring to come out again.

“Be quiet, Lildas.”

Anima said to Lildas with exasperation.

Lucy also came to Shien’s side, holding his hand and stopping him.

“So, is it over?”

Lucy tried to change the subject.

Shien could see that she seemed relieved, clearly also annoyed by Lildas, but not daring to say or do anything until now, finally rescued.

Shien really wanted to say, “Who made you have such a patron goddess?”

However, he also knew that as her blessed one, Lucy definitely didn’t want to embarrass Lildas, or be embarrassed herself, so he let it go.

“It’s over on my side.”

Shien told Lucy truthfully.

Before Lucy could ask anything, Lildas peeked out from behind Anima.

“Judging from your appearance, you must not have gained much.”

Lildas tried her best to belittle Shien.

But actually, Lildas had a feeling that Shien seemed to have gained some extraordinary enlightenment.

Perhaps others hadn’t noticed, but Lildas discovered that Shien’s aura and temperament were different from before.

That natural demeanor, as if he had merged with the world, or rather, with the [World’s Logic], made Lildas feel like she was looking at her own Mother Goddess. 𝐑ÄꞐОβĘṦ

(I must be crazy. He’s just a human, how could he be like the Mother Goddess?)

Lildas smiled wryly, a hint of loneliness in her heart.

There was another person who felt the same way as Lildas.

That was Nadue, who was merged with nature.

“This feeling…”

Nadue looked at Shien, surprised and uncertain.

As the Goddess of Nature, Nadue was the most sensitive to Shien’s changes.

The aura emanating from Shien, which made people want to get close to him, was now much stronger than before.

This surprised Nadue greatly.

Anima felt the same way.

Although her feeling wasn’t as obvious as Lildas and Nadue’s, she could also sense that Shien’s life aura had changed somewhat.

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Recalling the question Shien had just asked her, Anima couldn’t help but have a bold guess.

Therefore, Anima was the one most surprised by Shien’s change.

Shien, on the other hand, completely unaware of the change in himself, hesitated for a moment, then responded ambiguously to Lildas’s taunt.

“Well, you could say that.”

Shien didn’t intend to refute it, or rather, he didn’t want to discuss this matter further.

Unfortunately…

“He’s lying, right?”

“Is he lying?”

“He’s lying.”

Lildas, Nadue, and Anima had this thought simultaneously.

Even Lucy couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Others might not know Shien, but Lucy did.

Although she hadn’t thoroughly understood Shien, Shien had thoroughly understood her!

And since she had been thoroughly understood, Lucy naturally knew Shien’s strengths and weaknesses.

Therefore, Lucy could say with certainty that since he was being so humble, it meant he must have gained something extraordinary.

This made Lucy both curious and happy.

Her fiancé gaining great benefits, how could Lucy not be happy?

However, Lucy also noticed that Shien didn’t seem to want to reveal it.

It seemed that his gains were so great that even he himself was a bit shocked, which was why he didn’t dare to let others know.

Of course, others didn’t know the thoughts of the goddesses and the princess.

Yuler smiled at Shien.

“I believe Earl Buztout must have gained quite a bit.” Yuler said, bowing slightly. “On behalf of the temple, I congratulate you.”

“Thank you, Your Holiness.” Shien smiled and returned the gesture.

Although the gains from this trip to the inner sanctum were indeed beyond his expectations, the outcome was definitely good.

It was just that his cheat ability was becoming more and more broken, making Shien a little apprehensive, afraid that he might be erased by the world’s will or something.

Fortunately, there was no such thing as world will in Omnipotence. If there was, it would be Omniis, the Supreme God, and she had been slumbering for a thousand years and shouldn’t come out to mess with him.

Thinking of this, Shien recalled seeing Omniis in the inner sanctum.

“All causes and effects, all karmic connections, depend on fate… huh?”

Shien muttered.

He still didn’t understand.

Forget it.

Since he couldn’t understand it, then he wouldn’t bother.

He was just a simple man, not some super-intelligent protagonist. Thinking too much would only hurt his brain cells.

Anyway, continuing to increase his strength was the right thing to do.

Only by becoming stronger could he understand and handle everything.

This was the advantage of being extremely adaptable, right?

…

After that, Shien and Lucy returned home together, leaving the temple.

Lildas still wanted to do something to break them up, but Anima stopped her.

This goddess was still unwilling to give up, causing Lucy a headache.

“I say, why don’t you just send her away, make her return to the Divine Realm?”

Shien rolled his eyes and said to Lucy.

Lucy was exasperated.

“That’s my patron goddess, the apex of the Divine Race, the strongest being in the three realms. Do you think I’m like you, able to speak so recklessly?”

In front of Lildas, Lucy was still reserved and cautious.

This wasn’t just because of Lildas’s high status, but also because Lucy respected her.

“Although she might seem unreliable in your eyes, Lady Lildas, with her power, has always been guiding humanity towards the right path, cultivating many talented individuals, heroes, and champions for them.”

As the pinnacle of the Divine Race, the Three Goddesses each had the responsibility of guiding the human race.

Anima, the Goddess of Life, guided the beastmen, their highest deity.

Nadue, the Goddess of Nature, guided the elves and dwarves, their highest deity.

And Lildas, the Goddess of Fate, guided humans.

In other words, for humans, the Goddess of Fate was their highest deity.

“And although she sometimes loses control and acts recklessly, Lady Lildas has the strongest sense of mission and responsibility in the entire Divine Race, having continuously protected humanity for nearly ten thousand years, including the Heroes of all generations.”

The Heroes of all generations were humans from another world.

Since they were humans, Lildas would take on the responsibility of guiding them.

Why did Lucy respect Lildas so much?

“Not only because Lady Lildas is my patron goddess, but also because our ancestor, the strongest Hero who defeated the Demon King, was blessed by Lady Lildas and even became her disciple.”

Lucy revealed this secret to Shien.

In other words, Lildas was a very important figure for humans, the Kingdom, and even the descendants of the Hero in the royal family.

“Therefore, whether it’s me, Sister Lia, or Father, we all feel a bit inferior in front of Goddess Lildas.”

Lucy smiled wryly, making Shien speechless.

That useless goddess, only her background was terrifying.

The Hero’s mentor?

What did Mitra, the Hero, learn from her?

Tripping over air?

Could it be that the Demon King was startled because Mitra, the Hero, charged at her fiercely, but tripped and fell, and was accidentally stabbed to death by the Holy Sword that flew out of his hand?

…He could picture it now.

While complaining inwardly, Shien escorted Lucy back to the palace.

As for himself, he could only ignore Lucy’s displeasure and return home alone.

It couldn’t be helped.

[Fate and Logic]—this sudden second Unique Skill, Shien had to study it carefully.

Therefore, Shien hurried back to the Buztout mansion, greeted everyone, and went straight to his room.

…

[Fate and Logic]

• Unique Skill

• When used, can modify currently possessed skills.

• When used, requires consuming corresponding skill points as a cost.

• When used, only has a certain effect on regular skills.

• When used, amplifies or weakens depending on the modification.

• Permanent effect, cannot be canceled by any means.

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In his room, Shien sat on his bed and began to study his newly acquired Unique Skill.

Looking at its effects, Shien pondered for a moment, then checked all his skills.

After some exploration, Shien understood somewhat.

“This Unique Skill is clearly meant to be used on other skills.”

Shien made some discoveries.

Firstly, this Unique Skill, [Fate and Logic], unlike [Divine Grace], was an active skill.

The effects of [Divine Grace] were passive, mainly used for leveling up, learning, and growth. Its effects would only manifest when Shien leveled up or needed to learn or upgrade skills.

[Fate and Logic] was different. It required Shien to activate it consciously.

And when Shien used [Fate and Logic], he discovered that he could actually modify the skills he possessed to a certain extent.

What kind of modifications?

All sorts!

For example, Shien could alter the skills he possessed, making them more powerful or adding effects they didn’t originally have.

For example, the [Instant Movement] skill, its original effect was a type of teleportation that could be activated “when attacked.” When Shien used [Fate and Logic] to modify it, he could actually change its effect to “can be activated anytime, anywhere.”

What did this mean?

It meant that once the modification was successful, Shien would immediately have the ability to teleport at will, possessing mobility comparable to Leisha’s Spatial Transfer.

This made Shien a little excited.

However, there was no such thing as a free lunch.

“Using [Fate and Logic] to modify [Instant Movement], purpose: effect alteration, modification content feasible, skill points consumed: 100.”

The appearance of this message told Shien that using [Fate and Logic] to modify skills wasn’t without a price.

It required consuming corresponding skill points based on the modification content, and the more excessive the modification, the greater the consumption.

Just changing the effect of [Instant Movement] from “can be activated when attacked” to “can be activated anytime, anywhere” required consuming one hundred skill points. If he changed it to “can instantly reach any corner of the world at will,” the skill points consumed would be astronomically high.

Therefore, those without enough skill points couldn’t afford to use such a Unique Skill.

“I can’t afford it either.”

Shien was speechless.

What were skill points?

They were something obtained only when leveling up, and the amount obtained was completely random, the minimum being one, and the maximum being one hundred.

Others wouldn’t even have enough skill points to upgrade their own skills, let alone waste them on this, how could they afford it?

If it were someone else, even if they obtained this Unique Skill, they wouldn’t be able to unleash its true potential, right?

Shien was considered lucky. Thanks to his Unique Skill [Divine Grace], every time he leveled up, he could obtain the maximum of one hundred skill points. When upgrading skills, regardless of the skill, upgrading it by one level only required one skill point. He had already maxed out dozens of skills, but only consumed a few hundred skill points. He currently had thousands of skill points, an astonishing amount, so he could still play around with this [Fate and Logic] Unique Skill.

However, besides the consumption of skill points, there were other limitations to using [Fate and Logic].

For example, it could only be used on regular skills and couldn’t modify Unique Skills or Special Skills.

For example, it could only be used on skills Shien possessed and couldn’t create skills out of thin air.

And for example, there were also limits to how much a skill could be modified. If it was changed too drastically, it would become invalid.

Besides that, it would also amplify or weaken the modified skill’s effects depending on the content. If a skill’s effect was modified too drastically, for example, increasing the damage reduction of a resistance skill to 100%, achieving complete resistance, it wouldn’t work. It would only increase the damage reduction to the theoretical limit based on the skill’s potential, perhaps 80% or 90%, but never 100%.

“It seems this Unique Skill is quite difficult to use.”

Shien felt a bit regretful.