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Chapter 139.4
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Chapter 139.4 – New Facts
The next morning, I ate alone in the restaurant, which was still too early, and only the staff was there.
I would have loved to have Ril with me, but she declined the offer to eat with me, probably because of what happened yesterday.
The goddess of gluttony said so, so I guess she felt pretty guilty.
You have already died once.
Even if I was told something like that…
Is there a pattern where instead of dying and being reincarnated in another world, you die and come back to life after being transported to another world?
Since I couldn’t check when I was in the divine realm due to time constraints, I tried to check last night to see if there were any problems or after-effects from dying, but I couldn’t see anything abnormal.
Even now, my food tastes just as good as usual, and there’s no change in my status, but the longer the time passes, the more anxious I become…
I couldn’t help but use Divine Communication to check with Feeril, and the answer I got back was something I couldn’t describe.
“My Resurrection is at a high level, so you’ll be fine…maybe.”
The other day.
The last thing she said was an unstated “maybe,” and I couldn’t help but put my head in my hands.
Hey, hey, this isn’t right.
Either she sensed my feelings, or she was doing it on purpose, but Feeril continued her explanation in a tone that didn’t convey any sense of urgency…
The most important thing about the Resurrection is how much time has passed since death.
It seems that this time and the level of the Resurrection skill are everything, and as a case of the after-effects of Resurrection used in the past by someone with the occupation of Saint, there are cases of memory loss, sensory disorders such as taste and smell, and personality disorders――
Well, it seems to mean that the personality changes completely, but there are several cases that seem to be affected by brain damage that could also occur on Earth.
Even though it was delayed a bit because of Ril, it should not be a problem considering the time that has passed since my death.
Also, the reason she has to add ‘maybe’ is because Feeril herself has never used the Resurrection skill before.
If she’s lived with goddesses who don’t die, and this is the first time she’s used the Resurrection skill, then I have to agree.
There was also a word in the explanation that caught my attention: “Whether you’re a human or a monster, when you die, your soul will leave your body and be exposed in a defenseless state.”
People go to heaven, and monsters go to hell.
The skill of Resurrection is to find a soul that is being pulled away, forcibly seize it, and return it, so unlike me, who is just a soul being transported to the divine realm, it is easy to deteriorate, and it has been said that it is not possible to use Resurrection on the same target so many times.
In short, it seems that it’s not that easy to come back to life.
And as mentioned above, although a person’s soul should normally return to heaven, for some reason my soul seemed to move around like a fluffy cloud.
Feeril guessed that since I wasn’t born in this world, maybe I didn’t know where to return to?
Needless to say, I was surprised and thought, “Am I being treated like a monster, not just an outsider, in this world?”
Well, nothing like horns growing on my forehead or my skin turning green happened, so there’s no point in worrying about it.
“(As far as I can tell, there are no problems with my sense of touch. I haven’t noticed any changes in my personality either. As for my memory, there’s no way I can remember what I’ve forgotten…)”
When I think back to myself when I was on Earth, I can clearly remember things like my family structure, my job, and even unpleasant memories that I’d rather forget.
Then, I thought it would be pointless to worry about them.
Perhaps because Ril wasn’t here, I left the table for two that had been shown to me and returned to my room.
“Good morning.”
“Y-yeah… good morning…”
It was still before seven in the morning.
I greeted her as I looked at Ril, who had just appeared in front of me.
Time is limited, and if our agreement was only for today, then I would make the most of this one day.
With that in mind, I had asked her to meet me a little earlier.
But she’s so uptight… so uptight, Goddess.
As we were getting ready to leave, I looked at her and saw that she was looking down a bit, and it was clear that she was still feeling a considerable amount of guilt.
After what had happened, we both felt uncomfortable.
Then, it was my turn as the victim to break the ice.
“Ril? You apologized properly yesterday and swore you’d never do it again, right? Then you don’t have to worry about it anymore, okay?”
“Still… when I see it again, I feel so sorry. Besides…”
Ril’s eyes are fixed on my stomach.
She’s probably wondering about the hole in my armor.
I can’t help but cover the hole with my hand as if to comfort the armor.
“I didn’t have time to get new armor. I don’t know how much defense it provides in this condition, but… well, it’s better than not wearing anything, right?”
“…..”
Even though there are round holes in my stomach and back, the chest area is still protected.
Then it’s better to have it than not to have it.
The only problem is that walking around outside in this broken armor is extremely embarrassing.
That’s what I thought.
“Loki, was that armor granted?”
“Hmm? It should have been granted Increase Automatic Magic Recovery?”
“I see… Can you wait a bit? I’ll be right back.”
“Huh?”
Without waiting for an answer, Ril disappears, shrouded in mist.
And as soon as she returns, she stares at my armor…
“I’m sorry, but that armor is almost completely useless as armor.”
Hearing these words, my head is thrown into confusion.
This is something that can be seen at a glance, as there’s a large hole in it.
And yet, she asks me if it’s been granted and even goes back to the divine realm on purpose. I get the feeling that it’s not that simple with Ril.
“What do you mean?”
“What I’m talking about now is judgment. As far as I can see through this skill, this armor has been rated ‘unrepairable.'”
“Well, that might be the case…”
“Because of this, the effects of the granted abilities have disappeared, and the performance value has dropped to only 6… I’m sorry.”
“…..Huh? Wait, eh?!”
Wait, wait, wait.
What does 6 mean?
Isn’t that a pretty bombshell of a statement, or is it super important content?
The fact that the armor was “unrepairable” was something I was more or less prepared for, given the size of the hole.
I thought Appraisal would be able to tell that, so it wasn’t that surprising.
The same goes for the granted effects.
I already knew that the granted effects of the rewards from the Commerce Guild could be identified by Appraisal.
As an extension of that, I was just confronted with the new fact that granted effects would no longer occur with equipment that was almost broken, which was a shock but not something I didn’t understand.
However, a performance value of ‘6’ is another matter.
I can’t hide my surprise that the ‘number’ appeared here.
“The number ‘6’ means that Ril can see the performance values of this armor… in other words, the defense values…?
What about it?
“So… these weapons! Can you tell me what each of these weapons displays?!”
I quickly held out the two short swords I had prepared to hang from my waist.
If she can see the armor, she should be able to see the values of the weapons.
“One is made of iron. The performance value is 35. There’s nothing about the condition, so it must be normal. The granted effect is a Maximum Magic Power Increase. The other one is a mixture of silver and mithril? That’s what it says, but the power rating is 290. The granted effect is… That’s a weird way to do it. It’s Automatic Magic Power Recovery Increase x2.”
“…..”
When I hear what Ril is saying, I can’t help but hold my head in my hands, and I’m speechless.
“(I had no idea that equipment abilities were quantified…)”
At least the items sold at Paisa-san’s shop didn’t list the ability values of each piece of equipment.
Also, the goddesses, including Ril, seemed unfamiliar with the idea of quantifying abilities in terms of stats and levels.
Of course, I had accepted the situation as it was, but if each piece of equipment had a numerical value set as its performance value, it would suddenly feel like a game.
“I’m really sorry… If I could, I’d make Loki a replacement set of armor in the divine realm and give it to you, but the rules of the divine realm forbid bringing things from the divine realm to the lower world…”
Seeing me muttering to myself, Ril must have misunderstood something.
I cut her off as she tried to apologize.
“That’s not what I meant! This is a huge thing! It’s a huge discovery for me!”
“Hmm?”
I pulled out two necklaces from my chest and had Ril examine them, and it turned out that one had an attack power increase of 2 and the other had an attack power increase of 3.
When I asked why she hadn’t told me the other day, the answer was simple.
For Ril, whose ability to judge was high to begin with, it was only natural for the equipment’s ability values to be visible in numerical form, and apparently, she had no idea how much of a difference there was between the ‘small’ and ‘micro’ descriptions of the accessories that appeared in the hunters’ memories.
“By the way, what level is Ril’s Appraisal skill?”
“10, but?”
“I see…”
The skill level of Appraisal increases with the accuracy of the information.
It seems to be determined by how much detail you can see in the item.
At least with accessories, if the skill level is low, you’ll get a rough result like “small” or “medium,” but if it’s high like Ril’s, you’ll get a clear numerical value for the ability.
And since there are probably almost no residents of this world who have reached level 10 in Appraisal, the concept of quantifying equipment abilities has not caught on.
I’m curious to know at what level this happens, but even if I ask the goddesses about it, I’m sure I’ll get a response along the lines of “I don’t know the intermediate results.”――
Hmm!
I’m confused by all the things I’m curious about, like what will happen with weapons and armor, but I’ll leave it at that for now.
It’s a really important thing, but that’s the conclusion I’ve come to.
Since there’s no other choice but to use skill points to increase your skill, there’s no point in thinking about it now.
There’s no doubt that using high-level materials will increase skill levels, and of course, it won’t be a higher priority than acquiring Spatial Magic.
――Well, I don’t have much time, so I just want to confirm one thing.
“(Which pattern will it be?)”
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