"You can finish cleaning up and leave. I plan to rest for the remainder of the day."
"That's a wonderful idea! Studying hard is important, but everyone needs rest once in a while!"
...Or so we were saying.
Just as Yohrn finished clearing the table and was about to leave with the cart full of empty dishes, the old butler arrived with a ssage.
"There will be a family dinner in the dining hall this evening."
Just as Ragfrid had used the carriage ride to observe both and Yor, Hárðr apparently intended to use alti.
Father and daughter really were alike in many ways.
More importantly, if it's a family dinner, does that an Valtraus, the second child of House Austri, will be there as well?
The fact that a family which hadn't gathered even when its youngest son attempted suicide by poison was suddenly assembling because of a newly born familiar was utterly absurd.
Still, I simply acknowledged the ssage before dismissing the butler and every attendant from the room.
Then I hugged Yor and flopped onto the bed.
"Now that nobody will disturb us until dinner, shall we leisurely examine our status windows?"
"Yaong, yaong, yaoong~♬"
As though she had been waiting for this very mont, Yor excitedly swished her long tail back and forth.
"Alright then. Let's start with our adorable Baby Dragon's status window."
"Myaong myaong mya!"
Yor readily nodded.
Having obtained the consent of the party involved, I imdiately opened her status window.
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〔Na〕 Jörmungandr
〔Attribute〕 Sky
〔Disposition〕 Absolute Being
[Physical Strength] 30
[Stamina] 30
[Agility] 40
[ntal Power] 251
[Ether] 627
[Defense Power] 40
[Attribute Resistance] 260
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I rubbed my eyes.
Not because of the words Absolute Being boldly displayed under Disposition.
Well, that was certainly shocking too.
But sothing else had left doubting my eyesight.
"These ntal Power, Ether, and Attribute Resistance values are way too high...! Especially the Ether..."
"Nyong."
"Ah, right. Of course. Yor, you're a dragon."
I nodded.
"Then it makes sense that those stats would be absurdly high."
"Yaong~!"
"But Yor..."
I blinked.
"Did you just say the word 'dragon'?"
"Myang?"
I didn't think I'd misheard.
But Yor rely tilted her head innocently.
So I decided to pretend nothing had happened.
"...I'll read your status window out loud."
After explaining the contents visible only to , I opened my own status window instead of Yor's skill window.
That way, the readers could properly appreciate how ridiculous Yor's numbers actually were.
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[Physical Strength] 43
[Stamina] 52
[Agility] 59
[ntal Power] 62
[Ether (Sky)] 47
[Ether (Improvent)] 93
[Defense Power] 31
[Attribute Resistance] 36
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As you can see, none of my stats exceed 100.
The purple Ether listed as Improvent is close at 93, but even that can be considered extraordinarily high for soone of this body's age.
According to the original setting, an average person's innate Ether stat was around 20.
Since this body belonged to the direct bloodline of a Ducal Family, it had probably been born with a higher value due to hereditary influence.
Even so, if Karvaldr hadn't diligently trained his Ether from childhood, it probably would have been sowhere around 70 at most.
Did he believe that if his Ether reserves beca large enough and his control improved sufficiently, he might eventually overco his defect and awaken his poison ability?
Whatever the case, Yor's Ether was far beyond any normal standard.
Even the original Reisir, who constantly pushed beyond his limits with all the advantages of protagonist status, had only barely exceeded 500 Ether in the most recent chapter.
That alone spoke volus.
For reference, the average values for Agility, ntal Power, Defense Power, and Attribute Resistance were all around 35.
Yet Yor's ntal Power and Attribute Resistance had not rely reached three digits.
They both began with a two.
Even considering she was a familiar rather than a human, that was astonishing.
Especially when less than half a year had passed since her birth.
I believe that sufficiently conveys how outrageous Yor's stats are.
So now let's examine the information written above them.
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〔Na〕 Imir (Karvaldr Austri)
〔Attribute〕 Sky / Improvent
〔Disposition〕 Author / Possessiveness
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"My real na is listed under the Na field."
I pointed at the screen.
"And it's placed first."
"Nyaong, nya!"
At my words, Yor raised one finger and mid poking empty air.
Apparently she wanted to remind that stabbing Reisir in the eye had been a fortunate accident.
I happened to agree.
After giving a small nod, I continued my analysis.
"Karvaldr's na appears in parentheses... Does that an the Awakening System recognizes as Imir rather than Karvaldr?"
"Nyao, grrr myaaa~."
Since Yor was nodding enthusiastically, I interpreted that as agreent.
"I already knew that the purple Ether is called Improvent, so let's skip that."
I rubbed my forehead.
"But isn't naming the sky-blue Ether simply Sky a little..."
Ridiculous.
I had been stunned by Yor's status window earlier.
Seeing my own wasn't helping.
They could have nad it sothing like Heavens or Weather.
The system clearly had no issue using compound terms like Improvent, so why was this one simply Sky?
"And if Thought Acceleration Skill belongs to the sky-blue Ether category, why isn't the na sothing like Sky and Sothing Else?"
This was the part I understood least.
anwhile, Yor rely continued producing incomprehensible ows while wearing an entirely unconcerned expression.
A wise Baby Dragon surely had questions of her own.
Which ant she probably knew sothing.
Unfortunately, she showed no intention of writing any explanations on a whiteboard.
For now, I moved on.
"The dispositions are listed as Author and Possessiveness..."
I frowned.
"Can Author even be considered a personality trait?"
"Myoo, nya."
This ti her response clearly conveyed ignorance.
Still, it wasn't important enough to spend hours worrying about.
I accepted it for what it was and continued.
After reading through all my stats, I finally opened Yor's skill window.
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【Weather Manipulation】 - (S)
【Geological Shift】 - (S) [Locked]
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"Weather Manipulation...? Geological Shift...?"
I stared blankly.
"If the Ether is called Sky, why is there an earth-related skill here?"
And worse—
"Why is it locked?"
Could unlocking it transform the Ether na into sothing like Sky and Earth?
Or perhaps Heaven and Earth?
Then what exactly was Thought Acceleration Skill?
Unable to tolerate the confusion any longer, I sat upright.
There were too many unanswered questions.
At this rate, I wouldn't be able to focus on the skill descriptions even if I read them.
At the very least, I needed to confirm the true identity of Thought Acceleration Skill.
After explaining the situation to Yor, I opened the skill window associated with my sky-blue Ether.
Unfortunately, it only made things worse.
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【Weather Manipulation】 - (S)
【Character Analysis】 - (S)
【Geological Shift】 - (S) [Locked]
【Writing】 - (G) [Locked]
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"No, what in the world..."
The fact that almost everything was S-rank was surprising enough.
But that final skill possessed a grade that had never once appeared in the original novel.
My brain nearly stopped functioning.
Apparently the true identity of Thought Acceleration Skill was 【Character Analysis】.
But that wasn't the important part anymore.
I stared blankly at the words 【Writing】.
Then, almost as though possessed, I selected it.
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【Writing】 - (G) [Locked]
: A derived skill created through the influence of {Disposition: Author}
: Unlockable upon satisfying the following conditions
Condition 1. ■■■ the ■■ of ■■■
Condition 2. ■■■ the ■■ ■■ ■■ from ■■■■■ of ■■
Condition 3. ■■■ the ■■ that has been ■■ in ■ ■■ ■ ■■
Condition 4. ■■■ the ■■ to beco the ■■ of ■ ■■
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"What is this supposed to be?!"
"Mweang?"
"I clicked on a G-rank skill called Writing, and all the unlock requirents are censored with black squares..."
Although the skill existed because of {Disposition: Author}, there was no way it had appeared rely because my profession happened to be an author.
There had to be another reason.
And I suspected the conditions would reveal themselves only after I understood what that reason was.
"A skill deeply connected to writing..."
I murmured.
"One that requires fulfilling four hidden conditions before it unlocks..."
Above SSS-rank was EX-rank.
Exceptional.
But G-rank, which appeared to surpass even that, couldn't possibly stand for sothing as mundane as Great.
It was more likely short for Genesis.
Or perhaps God.
And what kind of thing would a healing-fiction author, transplanted into a novel overflowing with death and despair, be capable of writing?
The answer was almost embarrassingly obvious.
To beco the author of this novel.
And rewrite this world.
【Writing】 was clearly a skill created for exactly that purpose.
The instant I reached that conclusion, the censorship covering Condition 4 vanished.
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Condition 4.
To solidify one's resolve to beco the author of this novel.
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Despite being proven correct, I felt no joy whatsoever.
Only confusion.
Only bewildernt.
As I'd ntioned back in Chapter 73, I had long suspected the existence of a third author.
Soone who had conceived the utterly malicious idea of throwing a healing-fiction specialist into a despair-filled novel.
It was a natural suspicion.
After all, My Solo Einherjar was overflowing with Norse influences.
Character nas.
Valhalla Academy.
The original protagonist's entire concept.
And amid all of that—
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〔Na〕 Imir (Karvaldr Austri)
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—there was my na.
The fit was simply too perfect to dismiss as coincidence.
For readers unfamiliar with Norse mythology, let explain the issue.
A being with virtually the sa na as mine exists in that mythology.
Ymir.
The primordial giant.
The origin of the universe itself.
Just from that brief description, anyone could understand how central Ymir was to Norse mythology.
At this point, wasn't it reasonable to wonder whether I myself might actually be the protagonist of so transmigration story?
Still, I had never been certain.
Which was why I'd never recklessly relied upon so hypothetical protagonist's plot armor.
I had always tried to think carefully and choose what seed the best option at the ti.
And now—
Now I was suddenly being handed a G-rank skill called 【Writing】.
Was I... supposed to be the one writing it...?
At last, I understood.
I finally understood why the sky-blue Ether was called Sky.
It was never referring to the sky above.
Not the heavens.
Not the weather.
It referred to the transcendent absolute existence that governs all laws and principles of the universe.
The supre being above all things.
God.
That was the true aning of Sky.
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