Chapter 148 – What He Gained
Translator: Kell | Editor: Weasalopes
What He Gained
Hikaru shuddered. Select at most three job classes at a ti?
So I can use Stealth God and Throwing God at the sa ti? So I’ll be like a completely hidden moving sniper. If I added Wide Area Detection God, I can find my target, but they can’t find . I can attack from both short and long distances. The birth of the perfect assassin.
Ultimately, Hikaru’s Skill tree all boiled down to assassination. It was quite disturbing. To top it off, he already possessed the class Assassination God: Night Stalker, which he hadn’t used once.
Even without the help of his job classes, he could still do what he imagined just now. But while it would work against normal people, he would definitely need the power of his classes against soone like Lawrence who was three or even four tis stronger than a regular human being.
That wasn’t all. He could also check what his other classes can do, like the Eye of the Storm and Forest Walker. As of the mont he had no idea of their effects. He had three slots. All he needed to do was use Stealth God for the first slot, and then choose whatever classes he wanted to experint with for the other two slots. That way he could avoid most danger. It was much more productive than just waiting to sohow stumble on an information about what his job class could do, as in the case of the Lesser Angel.
Like this...?
Following what Ota wrote, Hikaru set his job class to Lesser Angel, and then strongly pictured the other three classes he wanted to use in his mind—Stealth God, Throwing God, and Wide Area Detection God.
「Hmm.」
The words on his guild card changed.
【Adventurers Guild Card】
【Na】Hikaru
【Registration】Pond Adventurers Guild, Kingdom of Ponsonia
【Rank】D
【Job Class】□▲ヲヘェイ%2○※
He needn’t ask himself if he did it right. He felt the effects of the job classes inside him. Now he could hide from any enemy, throw a stone at any target, and detect any kind of foe.
These are so stunning results... I’ll think about the best combinations at a later ti.
Hikaru continued reading. He had learned several things. The Purple Drakon provided the holy mana. Holy mana was defined as sacred and precious mana from the heavens. Its nature was similar to electricity, but it was also a very powerful energy source that can be used just like normal mana. The Purple Drakon brought holy mana fragnts that ca in different shapes, from a cube to an octahedron.
There was no ntion of a “sphere”—the one where the dragon was trapped. While it was called a “ball”, its shape was that of a cube.
Poelnxinia was quite far from here. Was it possible for the technology that Ota gained to reach the neighboring country? No, Poelnxinia tried to use holy mana to conquer the whole continent. They must’ve developed their own technology. Definitely more than just a radio station, that’s for sure.
「So it’s this guy’s fault...」
The next entries were disturbing. The power of the holy mana dazzled one of his friends. The man suggested they use it for military purposes right away. He urged them to conquer the world. Ota sensed danger and told the Purple Drakon he didn’t need any more holy mana.
Ota thought about using wireless communication to warn the public of disasters and monsters by creating a broadcast system using radio waves. He also considered producing radios for his own amusent, yet the notes were coming to an end. Before he could even complete the radio station.
『Roux Vineyard betrayed us. He attacked the villagers and took them hostage. I was almost locked up too, but I managed to escape thanks to the villagers. They said with around, the world will beco a wonderful place. They believed in my dream of creating a radio broadcasting system, that it was my original invention. They believed I could bring smiles to the people of the world, even though I’m nothing more than an engineer who worked at a broadcasting company.
Roux Vineyard is planning to use to summon the Purple Drakon, seal it, and draw holy mana from the creature for eternity. Of course, there’s almost no chance the Purple Drakon will co back once it returned to the heavens. But what if it ca back? I shut myself in this pagoda, the place where I do my research and where I lived, and sealed it to make sure that naïve drakon doesn’t get captured. The Purple Drakon should notice if the pagoda was gone. He would, right? I sure hope so. He can be a bit foolish which makes worry. But I have no other choice. I won’t live for long. Just like my father, I’m showing symptoms of terminal cancer.』
Roux Vineyard, an ambitious man, betrayed Ota, so the Japanese man sealed the three-storied pagoda. By “seal”, I guess he ans burying it underground.
『Holy mana was needed to seal the place, and now it’s almost out. I can make it so that even after I die, this place doesn’t deteriorate fast. But the mont soone enters and the indoor equipnt activates, the remaining holy mana will be completely used up. I choose to die here. The villagers let escape, but there’s a vast amount of research materials here relating to the holy mana. I can’t take them all with . And I’m over seventy. My body is weak. I pray that a traveler from Japan makes good use of my research.』
The notes ended there. Hikaru closed the notebook. Ota’s life here wasn’t so bad. At least, until that man betrayed him.
After being saved by the villagers, he couldn’t—rather, he didn’t escape, and chose to die in this place. He probably didn’t want to go again to an unknown place.
「I know this na...」
The na Roux Vineyard sounded familiar. He saw it in one of the few spoils he took from the ruins of Poelnxinia, the royal family lineage parchnt—the item that Gafrasti wanted and proof that he was a legitimate descendant of the royal family.
Hikaru couldn’t recall all the details, but he was sure he saw the na Roux Vineyard. He didn’t build the dynasty himself, but rather he beca royalty after marrying a princess. In other words, Roux Vineyard sealed the Purple Drakon into the holy mana ball, and used holy mana to make Poelnxinia the ruler of the continent.
「Did you finish reading, Hikaru?」
「Yeah. The scrolls on the first floor are research docunts regarding holy mana.」
Then for a split second, everything went dark. The lights flickered, and the building shook.
「What the...」
Hikaru recalled what he read. “But the mont soone enters and the indoor equipnt activates, the remaining holy mana will be completely used up.” When they entered, the lights went on, using up what was left of the holy mana. The walls, ceiling, and floor trembled.
「Oh, crap. Let’s get outta here!」
「O-Okay!」
Hikaru grabbed Lavia’s hand, drew her close, and carried her. With his Power Burst, he leaped towards the stairs and dropped down.
「Paula!」
「H-Hikaru-sama! Wh-What’s going on?」
「We’re leaving!」
He helped the crouching Paula up and they got down to the first floor. Then the lights went out. With a boom, clouds of dust rose into the air. A wall must’ve collapsed sowhere. The dust blocked the light coming from the magic lamp.
「Tsk.」
Soil was streaming towards the tal door. Hikaru tried to push the door open, but to no avail. It wouldn’t budge. Kicking it did no good either.
「Hikaru!」
「Wh-Wh-What do we do?!」
「Get away from the door, you two!」
Hikaru produced the revolver he kept in his pocket and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The raging fire lit up the whole floor bright, the door flying in the other direction. Strong wind blew violently as the hot air mixed with the outside air.
「Run!」
Flas roared from the blast, licking at the walls, shelves, and ceiling. Unlike out there, it was dry inside which caused the fire to flare up quickly.
「Hikaru! The scrolls!」
「Run! The whole place is collapsing!」
Paula made it out first. Lavia hesitated for a second and Hikaru pulled on her hand. Then the ceiling collapsed with a loud boom. Earth and sand crushed the pagoda.
「Ugh!」
The shockwave pushed Hikaru forward, causing him to fall forward, but he quickly pulled Lavia close and protected her as they rolled on the ground.
「Oww...」
Hikaru touched his head. It was wet, probably with blood, but he couldn’t be sure as the fall broke the magic lamp. The pagoda collapsing on itself also killed the flas.
「Lavia... Are you okay?」
「H-Hikaru!」
「Hikaru-sama! I’ll heal you right away!」Paula, who escaped first, seed to be unscathed.
「Let’s get out of here first. The cave itself might collapse.」
They scuttled out of the cave. The sun shone bright on the valley, but when Hikaru looked back and up, he could see smoke rising from where the signboard was.
「Over here, Hikaru-sama!」Paula started healing him.
「We didn’t have ti to take anything.」Lavia said.
「Yeah. The cave-in might’ve actually saved half of the scrolls from burning. I’m sure Katy will be happy once we tell her.」
They’d find out once they inspected the cave-in. While the holy mana held trendous power, it was energy that one couldn’t have unless they got in touch with a dragon.
Even if the scrolls were all lost, Hikaru already gained important information. The Lesser Angel job class was too good.
「.........」
But rather than feel happy from his newly-acquired power, Ota’s last monts made Hikaru’s heart sink.
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