Chapter 152 - A Big Trouble That I Didn't Want To Deal With 2_2

"Can you repeat your phrases!?"

It is an order, not a request or a question from her. And from the voice she used, saying rejection to her was not a wise thing.

I paused for a moment to remember what I said just now. And when I remember, I said, "but an explanation of Soul Eater—"

"Not from the beginning but just the last part, repeat that."

"The last part? You mean the part when I say if I get a Skill, I can turn it into Exp for the skills I have."

"That's it! And you're sure you can turn a skill you got into Exp?"

"I'm not sure because I never tried it—"

"You never try it!?" She asks in a high voice.

I, who is getting the question becomes meek. In a soft voice, I said, "yes."

"If you've never tried it, then never say a plan based on that! It would just be a waste of time and invite danger. I know you're adorable but never did I think that you can become this adorable." The fact or maybe the criticism she uttered pierced my heart.

And when she says I am adorable, it's mean that I was stupid.

Yes, I'm aware that I was the one who made the mistake here. I'm not going to say a protest, I'm going to put my head down and say, "I'm sorry."

"Haa... From now on, you just have to be careful about what you say and think about," Dishonesty told me. "But then, I can't ignore the possibility in your words. Let me help you to confirm that possibility. Now, to obtain a skill and then turn it into Exp, what do you have to do?"

"Well... I need to eat a Magic Stone from a monster I've never eaten before."

"What kind of monster is that?"

"Hmm... Boulder Mammoth, I had a chance to kill it but I didn't get a chance to eat it."

"All right, wait a minute," Dishonesty said. The woman then raised and pointed her right hand in the open field not far from this stone gazebo.

A moment later, out of nothing...

"Huffoo!"

A Boulder Mammoth appeared out of nowhere. The monster looked around for a while before suddenly, its body floated in the air. 

The monster's body began to twist — being like a squeezed wet cloth — along with disturbing noises. And yes, the monster died after its bones were destroyed, the flesh of its body was torn apart, and it lost a lot of blood.

I don't know how, Dishonesty made a beautiful gore scene in an instant. What happened made me almost vomit the things inside of my stomach. That's true, I had to look away for some time for me to survive, not to make a rainbow.

Gore's scene ended after Dishonesty took the Magic Stone from the Boulder Mammoth. That Magic Stone floated from the monster's body into Dishonesty's beautiful hands.

"Eat this and let's see what you can do." Dishonesty put the Magic Stone that was still covered in blood on my cookies plate. Her eyes gave me an order to act immediately.

Okay, so, I have to change the skill I got into Exp. Ruciel said I just needed to wish for it to happen but she didn't tell me how to do it in detail. That means I have to do it using my way.

What am I going to do?

My plan is so simple. I'll imagine that the skill I got will be converted into Exp shortly after I eat the Magic Stone. I won't use complex Magic Circles, great tricks with Mana, or rely on Magic Tools. 

What I use are guts!

As long as I do something using guts, everything will work and be fine!

So, I picked up the Magic Stone — while earnestly imagining that the new Skill I had acquired would be converted into an Exp — I ate it.

< Acquired a skill! Great Stomp |Lvl 1 >

… … Initializing Unique Skill modification...

…

< Do you want &-'++:$# >

...

< Do you want to convert this #$@*%& >

… Ding!

< Do you want to convert this skill to become an Exp for the existing Skills? >

< Yes > < No >

I managed to do it! Or the system that managed to do it!! Yay! Then I chose yes.

< Set the skill that will obtain the Exp! >

|> Medium Strength | Lvl 3

|> Lesser Health | Lvl 1

|> Lesser Stamina | Lvl 3 ∇

I don't need to choose because, from the beginning, I had a skill that I wanted to level up quickly.

< Swift Movements |Lvl 2 has been selected! >

< Swift Movements obtain an extra Exp! >

< Swift Movements, level up! 2 to 3 >

[Swift Movements | Lvl 3] [SP -40]

[+ Increased AGI and body movements by 300% for 15 seconds.]

(For a skill that was just recently obtained after eating a Magic Stone, if changed to Exp, it would be equivalent to ten times the Exp obtained from the second Magic Stone and so on.)

It's so shocking! I didn't expect that the Skill I chose instantly level up! 

"How is it? Did it work?" Dishonesty asked. The Flugel's eyes watched me closely from bottom to top.

I nodded and my fox ears twitched. "Yes, I managed to convert the skill I got into an Exp."

"That's good!" She exclaimed. This time, she put a white fireball on my cookies plate. "Eat, Eclaite."

"Wait a minute, what is this?" I pointed at the white ball.

"I was hoping you'd eat cookies or being confused by my command but it seems, Soul Eater also makes you able to see the soul," she explained.

"Soul, this white ball is a soul?"

"More precisely, it's the soul of the Boulder Mammoth I just killed. Eat and tell me what happened. Will you get Skills and Stat Points as I know the skill should be or as you might expect, you'll only earn Stat Points."

I swallowed my saliva and took a few breaths. Once I calmed down and felt ready, I took the soul. I never thought it had a chewy texture. The soul was soft as well as cold.

I felt like I was holding the half-melted ice cream in a plastic bag.

So, I ate that soul.

It's taste?

I'll just say sweet with a little cold and a soft texture.

After I'm done...

< Boulder Mammoth's soul has been consumed! >

< HP +10 |MP +5 |SP +20 |END +25 >

... ...

...

That's it? If so, that means the wild guess I made is correct. Eating souls will give me Stat Points without Skills. And it's quite shocking! The Stat Points I earned were quite a lot.

I told Dishonesty this and the woman made a sound of, "hmm..." for some time. And yes, the woman's eyes were glued to me.

"That monster's soul isn't nestled in your body. That's good and it's a sign that you can absorb that soul. You could say, you destroyed that soul. With all this, you can take a role in my plans."

"I'm happy, I was able to live up to your expectations but what do you mean by taking a role in your plans. What plan do you mean?" I asked. At the same time, my ears twitched because I felt uncomfortable.

"You know I want to revive the gods. But my plan isn't just that. There's an important part you have to do and that is you, Eclaite, have a task to destroy the sealed souls of Evil Gods. We will save the world!" Dishonesty made a declaration.

After I heard that, immediately I shake my head. "No no no!" I said.

The response I made got a sharp gaze from the Flugel woman. I don't have to say she's so scary.

"Why did you say no?" She asked quietly.

"I mean, saving the world. Such a thing needs a great power to be done and I know, it was accompanied by a scenario where one had to complete Quests with a high level of difficulty. I doubt I can get all that done!"

"You won't have any trouble. You just need to visit the places where the Evil God's souls sealed and ate their souls."

"What about the Guardians of those places? I'm sure they're strong, right?"

"The places used to seal the Evil God's soul are protected by artifacts or buildings made by us in the past. You'll be safe there. Of course, you will get abundant rewards for your hard work."

"Saving the world, seriously?" My fox's ears and tail hang limply. 

On the other hand, Dishonesty uses her index finger to tap the table. "Why are you so opposed and want to stay away from this?"

"That's because saving the world is not an easy thing. I still remember we sacrificed a lot of things to complete the Main Quest we take. And yes, I won't repeat that even more so when the Respawn feature isn't there."

"So, you're scared."

"You can also think of it that way," I admitted without a second thought.

"Then I will say that your fear is not funded. You won't be doing any Main Quests considering you only need to visit the places where the souls of Evil Gods are sealed. And did you remember that this kind of scenario appears in Main Quests?"

...In retrospect, what Dishonesty just says is true. The thing she asked for me to do had absolutely no connection with the Main Quests.

If there's no fight where I have to fight thousands of monsters, defeat a dozen of Dragon Class monsters, or complete Dungeon after Dungeon just to find a key, maybe, I'll accept Dishonesty's request?

So, I made a confirmation to Dishonesty about my concerns above if I received her request. Then, when I found out I wasn't going to have those outrageous episodes, I said, "All right."

Dishonesty smiled after hearing my answer.