Will I End Up As a Hero or a Demon King (WN)

Chapter 133

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Chapter 133 – Puzzle Solving and Hints

It was 17:30.

As the sunlight was just starting to fade, I finally made my way home.

It would take me about an hour to get there.

I wondered if I would make it in time for dinner, but I wanted to see how many funbees I could hunt if I persisted all day.

I wanted to know that number, so I persisted.

“(About 60 funbees today…)”

I’ve reached the minimum quota of 45 or more, so my Flight skill has safely reached level 3.

By the way, here are the details of the Flight skill.

Flight Lv3: Can move through the air while hovering. Magic Power Consumption: 7 per minute

When the skill level was 1, the magic power consumption was 9 per minute.

From this, it can be seen that the magic power consumption decreases by 1 with each level increase.

I think if I can eventually reach level 10, the magic power consumption will disappear.

From here, I will discuss whether or not I should aim for level 4.

If I go for it, I’d like to finish it in one day tomorrow if possible, so looking at the remaining percentage, that means I have about 85 more monsters to hunt.

“(If I get up early tomorrow, will I be able to do it? I’ll have to skip breakfast, but if I get there three hours earlier than I did today, I think I can do it…)”

This is just an assumption.

Yes, this early morning departure is the worst-case scenario if the Flight experiment I’m about to conduct doesn’t go well.

On the other hand, if the Flight goes well, I’ll be able to move in a straight line through the air, and there’s a good chance that the flying speed will be much faster than jogging.

If that happens, I’ll be able to shorten the time it takes to get to the hunting grounds.

“(Well, first of all, I need to be able to fly, not whether I have magic power or not.)”

Phew…

Let’s give it a try.

Flight

“…..”

“(I see. Nothing happened.)”

But it’s too early to be impatient.

Next, I tried to activate it while lightly kicking the ground to see if I needed to do any pre-moves.

As soon as I used the skill, I was enveloped in an indescribable feeling of floating.

But…

“Ohh! Oooohhh!? Whoaaaaa!?”

The excitement of levitation was brief.

Soon, my vision turned green, and I fell face-first to the ground with the material on top of my head.

“Ugh… To-today material…”

I let out an involuntary scream as I looked at the materials scattered on the ground.

As I pick them up one by one, I think back to the results of the second test.

“(I managed to levitate, so there’s no doubt that I can do it. But what does it mean to fall forward? Normally, if I’m carrying a basket, I’d fall on my back, right?)”

I try Flight with just my armor on, having put down the basket and weapons to see how it goes.

“Ugh… whoa… It’s like skateboarding, but it’s harder… What the hell is this? Whoa!?”

This time, I hit the ground with the back of my head.

After that, I tried different patterns on the way back to town, spilling the contents of the basket over and over again.

What I came to understand was this:

“(Hmm, maybe it will be different when I get used to it, but it’s better to give it a big start.)”

This became a conclusion.

When I chant Flight while running, my legs leave the ground with a strong forward thrust.

Then, poof!

I was able to perform an air walk that would have surprised a long jumper and landed about 20 meters ahead.

Whether I can shorten the time or not is a delicate point, and it doesn’t really feel like I’m flying at all…

But for now, I’ll start by trying to extend the distance I can fly.

With that in mind, I returned to Malta, made sure no one was around and repeated my mysterious jumping movements.

“Riste! It’s an emergency! Listen, listen, listen!”

Forgetting my fatigue, I run up the inn stairs with such force that I can almost hear the sound effects. As soon as I open the door, I call out to Riste, who is sitting in her usual place.

“Welcome back. What’s going on?”

“It’s a big deal! I learned the Flight skill! But I can’t fly yet!”

“Huh?”

It’s really refreshing to see Riste’s face like that.

Her narrow eyes are wide open and staring at me, so I can’t take my eyes off her and stare back.

“(Her surprised face is also beautiful, no doubt…)”

“Mmm… What did you say?”

“It’s Flight, you know! I got it after defeating a monster today. Isn’t that amazing? It’s probably amazing, right?”

“…It doesn’t sound like a joke.”

“Of course!”

As I say this, I float a little in front of her.

Thanks to the jumping training on the way back, I can tell that I’m able to float much more stable than when I left the Pal Plains.

“Loki-kun. Just for now, I’ll say that it’s probably true, but there are no people in this world who can fly, you know?”

“As I thought? When I looked at the skill tree, I had a feeling that it might be like that.”

“Skill tree? Is that the unique status screen you can see, Loki-kun?”

“Yes, yes. I realized that it would be pretty hard to get, so I just skipped it.”

“I see…”

“…Could it be that it was a bad thing to get?”

It seems like I’m the only one who’s happy about it, and Riste has been looking surprised or thoughtful ever since.

This makes me worry that I made a mistake by getting it.

“Don’t worry. It’s unheard of for humans to be able to fly, but that doesn’t mean it will have a major negative impact on the world.”

“I know, I know. It seems like it’s a skill that humans can acquire right from the start―but can you fly by any chance, Riste?”

“I don’t know. I’m sure I have the skill, but I’ve never needed to fly before, so I’ve never tried it.”

“I see~. If you could fly, I’d like to ask you for some tips. Oh well, I’m going to take a bath for now!”

“…..”

If no one but the goddess was watching, and if I still had some magic power left, I could practice a bit.

I used the kinetic energy of my forward movement as I walked and floated to the bathroom.

“Nnghh… Ouch!”

I can float, but I can’t stop or turn.

Still, one day…

I disappeared into the bathtub, fantasizing about flying through the sky.

And after dinner.

I sat down at the table, looked at the status screen, and wrote in my notebook, thinking about the various things I had discovered today.

Riste, who must have gotten bored with searching through the remains, sat next to me, looking through the contents of my notebook.

As usual, we were close, but if I worried about it, I would lose.

“(The corresponding status for Flight is the higher version of magic power and… regardless of whether that’s good or bad, it’s helpful that it’s easy to determine the bonus ability values until the level increases.)”

I know the corresponding ability values that increase with level up to level 7, so if I keep the original values in my notebook, I can immediately see which ones correspond.

So far, so good. I can tell by comparing them.

――This is where the extremely important questions that can’t be answered by comparison begin.

The line connecting the gray and white skills that appeared in the skill tree for the first time today.

I can guess what it means.

Considering that the Rush skill I initially acquired in the ‘Other’ slot is white and the Shed Skin skill I acquired yesterday is gray, there should be no discrepancy in perception if I assume that white indicates “active.”

Since it was activated by the acquisition of the Flight skill, a white active line connects the Leap skill, which is one of the acquisition conditions, and another unknown, undisplayed skill.

So far, so good.

The problem is what to do with that gray line.

“(This means that I’ve only been able to identify the types of skills required to obtain the skill, right?)”

Thanks to obtaining the high-level skill Flight, which requires several hidden skills, I’ve gotten an unexpectedly huge clue.

I wrote it down in my notebook.

Fire Magic + Water Magic + Wind Magic + Earth Magic + Lightning Magic + Ice Magic + Dark Magic + Light Magic = Rare Skill ‘A’

Dark Magic + Light Magic = Rare Skill ‘B’

Rare Skill ‘A’ + Rare Skill ‘B’ = Rare Skill ‘C’

Rare skill ‘C’ + Leap = Flight

Instead of writing “unlisted skill,” it sounds more like a rare skill, and it makes me personally more motivated to acquire it.

And if I can get my hands on those three rare skills, won’t that get me a lot closer to the Space Magic I really want?

That’s what I was thinking when I acted.

“(Think about it carefully… When I levitated for the first time, my center of gravity was clearly behind me, but I flipped forward instead of backward. When I went to the bath earlier, I also moved with a light, weightless feeling. So, if they exist, there is a high probability that there are gravity-type rare skills mixed in with them. And gravity and space―yes, they’re probably separate systems. I don’t think they can be contained within the same magic frame.)”

I tap the table as I think.

I feel like having a cigarette, but I quickly remember how bad it tastes.

“Hey, Riste. Gravity-type magic… I think there’s probably something called Gravity Magic, right?”

“Yes, there is. I think you’ve experienced it before, Loki-kun?”

“Huh?”

“I heard that Ria used Gravity Magic when your soul was first transported to the divine realm.”

“Ah…”

That reminds me; I remember being forced to crawl on the ground at the very beginning.

That was intense.

Even though it was just my soul, I couldn’t even breathe, and I thought I was going to die, and I really thought I was going to cry.

I see, I see… so that’s confirmed.

One of Rare Skill ‘A,’ Rare Skill ‘B,’ and Rare Skill ‘C’ must be Gravity Magic.

But which one is it?

I can kinda see the connection between Gravity Magic and Flight.

But is there a connection between Space Magic and Gravity Magic or between Space Magic and Flight?

“Space… gravity… space… flight… space and gravity seem to be related…”

“What are you trying to get out of this formula, Loki-kun?”

“Well, I suddenly got a hint today about how to acquire a rare skill that wasn’t even shown on my status screen. I thought that one of these three might be the Space Magic I’m looking for the most. If I get it, I’ll be able to confirm which skills I need to level up, so I thought I could use all the skill points I’ve saved on it.”

“I see…”

Riste moved even closer to me and looked at the formula in my notebook.

“(Phe-phe-pheromones…)”

“…We had the skills from the beginning, so we don’t know the conditions for acquiring them along the way. So it’s just a guess, but I think I can somehow tell that this Rare Skill ‘A’ is probably that skill?”

“Seriously? W-w-what kind of skill is that…?”

“…..”

What is this, a tease?

Riste puts her hand to her chin and seems to be deep in thought.

This appearance is also very attractive and intelligent, but I’d like her to give me the answer as soon as possible.

“I’m sorry. I was wondering if it was okay to tell you this.”

“Oh, that’s right…”

When I think about it, it’s only natural.

It was so obvious that it was natural, but the Goddesses are the administrators of this world.

It’s not right for them to give preferential treatment to just one person.

Well, I wanted to think for myself and come to my own conclusion from the beginning.

There’s no way around it――

“It’s just a joke. We gave the reincarnated person the high-level skills they wanted, but we didn’t do anything for Loki-kun. On the contrary, we’re only indebted to Loki-kun, who was just dragged into this. And yet, Loki-kun is trying to bring Earth knowledge to this world… This level of information isn’t a big problem.”

“Ri-Riste~.”

Oh, that was close… I was so moved that I almost hugged her.

“In exchange…”

“Huh?”

“If I teach you, will you give me a reward?”

“…..”

Hearing those words, I thought to myself:

“(That’s definitely a reward for me too…)”

Still, I couldn’t resist the allure of her golden eyes, so I silently nodded my head.

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