Haimer looked at the sheet of parchment, thoughts spinning rapidly through his mind.
"Slay Because of Slaying"—drawing in the embers of the vanquished.
This was a talent born purely for killing and plunder.
So long as she kept slaughtering her opponents, she could plunder ability values without end. And then there was "Reforging Carnage," as well as "Slay for the Sake of Slaying."
Truly, she was Tsukuyo's sister.
The talents that had manifested were even a touch stronger than Amou Kirukiru's.
Haimer calculated quickly in his mind. Orario never lacked for troublemakers.
Especially the fools in the large Familias who drank too much and couldn't keep themselves in check.
As of now, he had just secured the position of Constable in the Labyrinth City of Orario.
Let Koharu loose...
Find a few troublemaking hotheads from the big Familias and simply send her to kill them.
Not only could he legitimately suppress those who refused to be disciplined.
He could also let Koharu madly siphon attributes in a short span through "Slay Because of Slaying." Two birds with one stone. Perfect.
On the sofa. Narukami Koharu lay sprawled there, turning her face slightly to one side, her pitch-black eyes fixed on Haimer.
"Is the ritual over?"
"It's over." Haimer nodded and handed over the parchment. "To put it simply, you've gained three skills."
"'Slay for the Sake of Slaying,' 'Slay Because of Slaying,' and 'Reforging Carnage.'"
Haimer slowly explained them for Narukami Koharu.
"So long as you keep fighting, keep cutting down powerful foes."
"You can keep plundering your opponents' abilities, even shrugging off your body's fatigue, growing braver the longer you fight."
"You'll grow stronger at a rate ordinary people cannot even comprehend."
"Killing... makes me stronger?"
Narukami Koharu went blank for a moment. And then—
Her shoulders began to tremble faintly. This was precisely how she showed extreme excitement.
Though she had only just received [God's Grace], she could indeed already feel it.
Her body had become far lighter than before!
"This feeling... is incredible."
Narukami Koharu clenched her fists.
The wound on the web of her hand that had split open from the recoil scarcely seemed to hurt now.
So this was the power of a god... it truly made one tremble with excitement.
To raise Narukami Koharu's expectations even higher.
Inaba Tsukuyo, standing off to one side, spoke up at just the right moment.
"This is only the beginning, dear sister."
Inaba Tsukuyo kept her eyes closed, her tone carrying the pride of one who had walked the path before, even with the faintest hint of showing off.
"[God's Grace] can be leveled up."
"Lv.1 is only the starting point. Above it there's Lv.2, Lv...."
"Every level-up—that is, 'Rank Sublimation'—brings a qualitative leap in strength."
"Tsukuyo is already Lv.2 right now."
"Level up?" "How do I level up?" Narukami Koharu immediately whipped her head toward her sister.
"It's simple." A smile touched the corner of Inaba Tsukuyo's mouth.
"Keep cutting down your opponents, achieve great feats that make even the gods take notice."
"For instance, slaying powerful enemies above your level, or completing impossible tasks in the direst of straits."
"As long as you accumulate enough great feats, along with ability values, Kami-sama can update your abilities and let you step into a new realm."
It sounded quite nice.
The smile on Narukami Koharu's face grew wider and wider, baring her eerily white shark teeth.
She could hardly wait to try out this new power.
She propped herself up from the sofa.
She grabbed the clothes she'd tossed aside earlier and threw them on haphazardly.
"God."
"When will you take me to that world where they say the gods all gather?"
"I want to go carve up a few tough fellows and test my blade right now."
"The matter of going to that world can wait."
At this, Haimer raised his hand and pressed it downward, signaling Narukami Koharu to calm down.
"Orario has its own rules; someone else will explain them to you when the time comes."
"But first—since you too are going to leave this world."
"This place is where your and Tsukuyo's roots lie, along with several other members of my Familia. In the future, there may well be a need to return here at any time to handle matters."
"So, I want to leave behind in this world a possessor of [God's Grace]."
"Someone who can hold down the fort, someone who can back you all up at a moment's notice."
Haimer paused. His gaze moved past Koharu, fixing directly on Fujibayashi Yukino, who had been standing to the side all along, silent and reserved.
"Miss Fujibayashi, are you willing to accept my Grace?"
The moment these words came out, Narukami Koharu's eyes lit up. She immediately turned to look at Fujibayashi Yukino.
Fujibayashi Yukino was her maid.
Of course she knew Fujibayashi Yukino's strength.
As a member of the Narukami family's attendant system, and someone who had broken through three holders in a row.
With the boost of [God's Grace], Fujibayashi Yukino's assassination techniques would surely become even stronger.
Moreover, if within the god's Familia she had both Tsukuyo and Yukino to help out...
There would surely be far more fun ahead.
At this thought, the curve of Narukami Koharu's lips grew wider still. "Hey, Yukino."
Koharu grinned. "This is a heaven-sent opportunity. Don't blame me for not warning you."
"As you wish." Fujibayashi Yukino met Narukami Koharu's gaze without the slightest hesitation, her hand settling on the collar of her uniform.
"Shff—"
Her movements were extremely crisp.
She undid the buttons, slipped the garments from her upper body, and casually draped them over the back of a nearby chair.
Leaving only that white, tight-fitting chest wrap.
Snow-white skin exposed to the air, the lines of her back firm and flowing.
As long as it made her stronger and let her complete her missions better, none of this mattered.
Then, Fujibayashi Yukino removed the chest wrap.
Haimer proceeded according to the standard procedure.
The sacred script on Fujibayashi Yukino's back took shape.
[Name]: Fujibayashi Yukino
[Race]: Human [Level]: Lv.1
[Ability Values]: Strength: I0 Endurance: I0 Dexterity: I0 Agility: I0 | Magic: I0
[Development Abilities]: None [Magic]: None [Skills]: "Web Weaver," "Arsenal Overflow"
Skills:
"Web Weaver" — Lay down an all-encompassing net across heaven and earth, hidden and formless. When using threads or shuriken, attack speed is greatly increased.
The magnitude of this increase is proportional to the [Dexterity] value.
"Arsenal Overflow" — Conceal your edge upon your person; the more weapons, the stronger. When the number of weapons and concealed weapons carried exceeds a certain base threshold, an ability bonus is triggered.
The greater the quantity carried, and the more varied the types, the higher the bonus to ability values.
"Arsenal Overflow." For others, carrying too many weapons only hampered their movement.
This skill was the very opposite: the more she carried, the faster she ran and the more nimble her body became.
Come to think of it, this time [God's Grace] must have directly read Fujibayashi Yukino's combat style and then tailored skills exclusive to her.
After all.
The reason Fujibayashi Yukino had once been called nearly invincible in indoor combat was precisely her fighting style: after rigging steel wires throughout three-dimensional space, she used those wires to maneuver and fight.
As well as her art of wielding shuriken—using the steel wires to control the shuriken's trajectory, recovering them after each throw for continuous, unbroken attacks.
A ninja's way of fighting—though a pity she wasn't the sort of ninja with chakra who could awaken the Sharingan...
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