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Chapter 274

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Chapter 274 – I’ve Started as a Bestower

‘You have acquired Lightning Magic Lv8.’

The notification flashed across my vision. Finally, my preparations for the boss fight were coming together. I exhaled and teleported back to base.

There were plenty of other skills I could level up, but they only provided stat bonuses. I didn’t plan on using them in the boss fight.

For now, I’d challenge the boss once. If that proved impossible, I could always return later to grind and improve my raw strength.

The destination of my teleportation was my secret base.

In the center of the room sat a handmade stone chair designed to look like a recliner, but it offered absolutely no reclining function. It sat there like a lump—the only unsolved problem I faced.

Leaning back and closing my eyes, I pondered the last remaining Bestowal skill.

In the end, though…

“Guess I’ll just have to figure this one out myself…”

Even after days passed, even while hunting and thinking about it, even while seriously daydreaming about the Bestowal skill in this calm place, I still couldn’t figure it out.

Ultimately, I always came to the same conclusion.

Initially, I considered having Lodge learn it.

I also thought about asking Paisa-san, who already had a Bestowal skill, to teach it to me. I even consulted others, thinking it would be best if Zeo had it.

However, a Bestowal skill isn’t just about the skill level itself. The level of the bestower’s own available Bestowal skills is also crucial. In fact, you could say that’s the main factor.

For now, I think Increased Automatic Magic Power Recovery is the only viable choice. However, I still don’t know which skills can be bestowed on each body part. Having a high-level selection of various options would be more convenient overall.

Therefore, it seems I have no choice but to collect any and all skills myself for the Bestowal skill alone.

Honestly, I’d rather not spend skill points on skills that can be obtained from villains.

Given Felin’s reaction, a skill point reset is highly likely to exist somewhere.

I’ll definitely acquire it eventually and adjust things later.

Alright, let’s do this.

‘You have acquired Bestowal Lv1.’

Bestowal Lv1: Can bestow attributes or specific skills onto equipment. The number of bestowals, combinations, and duration depend on the skill level and the target equipment. Magic power consumption: 50. Consumes 5 magic powers every second until completion.

Hmm.

This seems a bit more complicated than I thought.

Also, after acquiring it, I noticed that Bestowal isn’t in the job-specific slot, judging by the skill list.

Above the skill tree are things like Magic Transfer, Appraisal, and Trap Creation, which I’ve never used. Since it’s an active skill, it’s probably better to think of it as a separate category from job skills.

If that’s the case, then I shouldn’t fail due to a lack of knowledge or experience.

With that in mind, I removed all the equipment I was wearing and laid each piece out on the ground.

This included the large sword that I rarely show in public, my everyday longsword that feels slightly short, my sub-weapon dagger, my full leather armor, and head face armor for water attribute enhancement, plus one ring and one necklace. Each piece was carefully selected with Zeo from among the items I’d picked up.

I tested how much Bestowal I could apply to each item, one by one.

First, I picked up the large sword.

Recalling how Paisa-san had worked in the past, I held my hand over the sword and thought, “Bestow: Increased Automatic Magic Power Recovery.”

Then, black mana flowed from my hand into the sword, and the magic power consumption stopped immediately.

Checking the status screen, I saw that the magic power consumption was now 55.

This meant that the initial 50 MP plus 5 MP for the one-second activation time had been consumed.

As expected, the first strike was easy, even with Bestowal Lv1.

I’ll need to confirm with Zeo later, but since Paisa-san had previously applied Increased Maximum Magic Power Lv5 with Bestowal Lv2, it’s unlikely that there’s a level restriction on the target.

Then, I moved straight into the second shot.

If it’s an A-rank mineral equivalent—

(……Yeah, no problem after all.)

The operation time was about ten seconds.

I completed the second shot much faster than Paisa-san had before, and I breathed a sigh of relief that things were progressing as planned.

This clears the minimum threshold I was aiming for.

Clearly, the material value of A-rank minerals makes a significant difference.

Then came the third attempt, done on a whim.

“Hmm, not even a reaction?”

I expected it to fail, so I wasn’t disappointed.

If it had worked at Bestowal Lv1, three successful examples wouldn’t be rare.

After that, I proceeded to add two Increased Automatic Magic Power Recovery to the longsword and dagger, just like before.

It seems the mineral’s mass doesn’t affect how long it lasts.

Then, I applied it to the two accessories, finally completing my current equipment.

・Large Sword (Hidden Ace):

Material: Damascus