Chapter 303: Checking of the Checklist.

Chapter 303: Checking of the Checklist.

Are you serious when you say you havent seen such a spell before? I asked Duchess Morgiana as we performed a surgery together. She and her daughter were the surgeons while I was the miracle healer helping them out.

Yes. The duchess nodded without letting her eyes escape the area of operation, keeping her fingers going as she spoke. Like many talented human mages, I and so many others studied in Aleistunum at some point in our lives to elevate our knowledge of the arcane. The Magical Capital is extremely close to the borders of the Folschreck Empire. However, Aleistunum was founded by the God of Magic and Knowledge, Istari. An elf.

Immeasurable amounts of magic can buy you neutrality. That is why the Magical Capital is not a vassal of the Empire, Thyra continued for her mother, also diligently working through flesh and blood. All blessed of the Church of Aurena are managed by Aureolis and the Empires state church. Which means, if you do not have a good relationship with them, they probably wont ever send you a visit from a blessed. Saintess Eshe was the first saint in so, so, so, so many years. Similar to you, Lady Hestia. Except youre a Champion, of course.

Hmm Eshe was a special case. The Goddess asked her to teach me, after all.

With the topic having suddenly switched to Eshe, the room fell into silence as my mood soured a bit. I wish I could have saved her. She will be a constant reminder to me that I had to become so much more powerful. With what happened in Estralia, that became even more apparent.

Okay, Lady Hestia. Weve removed one of his lungs. Please, prepare the spell.

I nodded and pinpointed the location I had to heal with [Miraculous Grace]. I looked up to the owner of those lungs, seeing his manly face asleep, unconscious from a potion the duchess brewed.

Farron, just hang on a bit.

Farron Nordor, my nephew-in-law, you could say. Husband of Yorshka and father of Priscilla. Its been a while since I last met him, back when I hired Priscilla for Tamaes bistro. I had promised him and Priscilla I would help heal his physical ailment, his crystalized lungs. Originally, the plan was to make an elixir which we had to gather the ingredients for, but thanks to the fact I had [Miraculous Grace] now, we now had another option.

From what I did when I gave Parilostro a new heart, I realized I could give Farron a new set of lungs if we removed his damaged ones and then regrow them with the spell. Still, I didnt want to perform the surgery myself. Unlike my other healing spells and [White Flame], [Miraculous Heal] wasnt instantaneous. It took a bit to heal somebody, so theres the potential for the patient to die before the spell finishes.

I did not know this when I fixed up Parilostro. That was why I had so much trouble with his surgery and, if it werent for everybody being there on that day, he probably would have died through blood loss. Blood was something holy healing magic couldnt regenerate. If only we had a hemomancer.

That was why I called Duchess Morgiana and Thyra for help. They did my surgery, so I knew they were good, and we had a good relationship, similar to my friendship with House Greenveil. I could trust them and Farron would have the best experts we could get.

Okay, parallel minds, lung anatomy, please. First, inside to outside. Left primary bronchus first and then

The operation went smoothly. I managed to fix up Farrons lungs and made sure his status ailment [Crystallized (Lungs) (Moderate)] was gone. Once I did, the two Morgianas began fixing up his mana paths, something I couldnt do for Parilostro. I had to schedule a surgery for him.

After they were done, I sent my white flames out to heal Farron's chest. It was more accurate and cheaper than using a potion for this, after all. With his chest closed and with nothing bad happening, I gave a thumbs up to signal to Yorshka and Priscilla. Success!

After I cleaned up, I gave them a rundown of what happened. They thanked me for what I did, but joked about how much money Yorshka spent on the ingredients and now there was no way for us to use them. Yorshka was flabbergasted at this, falling onto her chair from the headache. With the money she spent, her family could have lived comfortably without having to work for many years.

Still, thank you, Hestia. She recovered before giving me a big fat hug. Her tears dampened my head a bit. This is the best birthday present you could have given me. Thank you for giving Farron back his time.

Dont worry. Were family, and family supports each other.

A week had gone by since the events in Estralia. After taking a good rest from everything, it was back to business for me. There were a lot of things on my check list I had to do as soon as possible. I had to go somewhere before the start of HarvestFest.

So, the first thing on my agenda was to give Yorshka the best ever present possible a healthy husband. With how much Farron had done for me in the past, it was obvious I would repay him for that.

After we moved the resting Farron to his own medical room, I waited there with Yorshka and Priscilla until he woke up. When he did, we gave him a run down of what he missed, including having Duchess Morgiana give him some medication and also instructions on what to do for a swift recovery. His lungs and connected muscles were new, after all, so he couldnt push himself.

Well, that was about it, Captain Farron. Hope you dont ruin your new set of lungs too soon. the duchess smiled, addressing Farron with his old title.

Hehe Lady Duchess, my time as a knight has faded. Im too rusty to be called something like that He pointed out his deteriorating health and physical condition due his ailment, but still grinned as he took in a deep breath. But, yeah, this feels so much better. Probably better than when I first became a griffon knight. With these, I can return to being a dragoon.

Watching Priscilla and Yorshka embracing Farron was heartwarming. Family really is the best, huh?

What are you planning on doing now, Farron? I asked. I was a bit impatient since I had to do a couple more things today, so I tried to move things along a bit.

Hmm. Well, I never thought I would get the chance to do it myself, really. But with my lungs repaired, I think I need to get back to training. Farron clutched his chest as his sharp eyes flared up with spirit.

Revenge, right, my love? Yorshka already knew what he was planning.

Yes Tempestclaw. But, I know in my current state, Im nothing more than a lion without his fangs. I cannot defeat that basilisk right now. As such He turned to me. Kiddo, at this point, Im just an old soldier and adventurer. Nothing like my wife. Still, will you accept me in your service? Honestly, that is all I could think of to thank you, but even then, Im doing this for your title. Sorry.

He wanted [Hestias Retainer]. He wanted access to the SP shop. Honestly, after how long he had to live with those ailing lungs, I couldnt fault him for that. This was the time to be selfish. He was allowed to be like that.

Sure, get big and strong, Farron. I casually agreed to his request.

[Human, Farron Nordor] have received the title [Hestias Retainer]

Hahaha! he suddenly burst into laughter. Knowing you, I figured getting the title would have been casual like this, but I still imagined it to be more formal. The last time I dedicated my life to royalty was an entire ritual.

Father! But, unlike her careless father, Priscilla looked made at him. Im glad youre happy again, but dont forget about your own health! Just because Hestia helped you doesnt mean you can go wild again. You need rest, and you still have your job at the guild!

Your daughter is right, Farron. Your lungs are technically new, and your body is rusty from disuse. You need to train yourself up again. I think you noticed your maximum Stamina falling, right? That is the consequence. Despite replacing his old, damaged lungs, his Stamina still went down. Honestly, that told you a lot of how strong his previous were. Anyways, I have taken up too much of your time. Stay here for another day. You may leave tomorrow if you dont show any issues.

With Duchess Morgiana about to leave the room, I said goodbye to the Nordor family, letting them have their personal moment. After all, my next destination needed Duchess Morgiana and Thyra.

After both of the Morgianas switched into more travel-ready clothes, they got onto their gargoyles while I spread my wings. The three of us took to the skies, flying out from her castle and towards the west of the capital of the Morgiana Duchy Phaleisha.

Looking down, the capital was quite pretty to look at. Not only cause they combined the surrounding forest with human architecture, but also the numerous wizard towers to the north of it, surrounding a single towering one. The Tower of Morgi, they called it.

The main Morgiana family were all half-elves, being conceived through the union of their house with the elves of Saelariel. The Tower of Morgi was the original home of the Morgianas until after the War for the Faefolk, where they rebuilt Phaleisha and turned it from a hamlet into a city. It was a relic of the past relationship between House Morgiana and Saelariel, you could say.

Nowadays, the area was used as the central area for all sorts of magical learning. Doing any of it within the capital was too dangerous after all, since an experiment could cause a catastrophe if it failed. At least around the Tower of Morgi, there were numerous protective measures.

Lady Hestia, while I was looking down at the city, Thyra spoke up. Considering your mood, nothing probably happened, but I will ask regardless. Were you and Aurora alright after you stopped your concert so suddenly?

Oh, right.

The concert I held on the day of OBlooms attack had something like over half of its seats filled, I believed, according to what Amelia told me. So, when I had to cancel it mid-way through the performance to come to help Saori and the others, I did let down quite a lot of people. Not really good for my idol reputation there.

Thankfully, I didnt sell any tickets to people this time. All the funds we received came from the food stalls and merchandise sold. I already thanked Duke Greenveil and Arcanuess Helvas for salvaging the situation, but I hadnt really explained what happened in detail to everybody. The King and the Dukes only knew we won and had recruited Reajaen Resclave for our goals.

Just a bruise to our egos, honestly, I answered. Tatsuya and Kyouya were the ones most heavily affected by that fight, they almost died before I got there. They really should be resting, but theyre already training like madmen after three days. Grimnir also was in a bad spot, but nothing stops a stubborn taz dwarf. Theres even something we have to do today together.

On a more positive note, we managed to celebrate everybodys birthday yesterday, including Yorshka in advance. Ellaines birthday was yesterday, on the 16th of HarvestBloom, and we also included Saori and Haruka, as we couldnt give them a birthday surprise with everything going on.

It was a fun day, and it became even better for Yorshka today. Still, with everything going on, nobody wanted to rest more than a week. It was time for Aurora to move on.

Mhmm, I guess those boys will probably be working even harder now with the System update and the triple Job System, right? Duchess Morgiana brought up.

That was right, the most interesting thing that happened today was actually this:

Main Job: Corrosive Pyromancer Secondary Job: None Unique Job: Locked

Would it be rude to expect the Goddess to have spoken with you about it, Lady Hestia? the duchess asked, curious.

Mhmm, she had. The moment the message appeared. She gave me a Divine Quest to unlock the ability to receive an Unique Job, which involves sending me to the Principality of Yeos.

The main function of the Job System for most people was the ability to level up your skills and increase your stats by acquiring and then leveling them up to max. Once they were done, you would replace them with something else to level up.

However, the problem was that for most people, they also relied on the Job skills you received from them. For example, mage Jobs gave you skills like [Mana Efficiency] and [Fire Amp], which stack with the ones you had on your profile normally. With every fight possibly being your last, leveling Jobs was difficult if they had some useless skills.

And this Job System update seemed to be the answer for that issue. Now, the Main Job would be the one you wanted the skills for, while the Secondary Job could be used as a slot to level whatever Job you needed. It was more efficient this way. A quality of life update, in a sense.

But, that wasnt too important for me, since the restrictions of the Job system never mattered to me when I could power grind Jobs easily. But, what did interest me was this Unique Job slot. From what Aurena told me, the Job system was created to give humanoids the possibility to grow in a similar manner to how monsters evolved. However, over the years, it didnt become what the Origin Gods envisioned.

That was why the Unique Job slot was created. Once you unlocked the right to receive one, this Job would be yours alone. It would grow with you, becoming stronger as you become more powerful. It would have no levels, simply adapting once you fulfilled specific requirements. Once a certain breakpoint was reached, you could choose to promote it in a way reminiscent of monster evolutions.

Details aside, there was also a mention of how the current Job system would be completely overhauled. Aurena told me the Origin Gods had a whole debate on how the current System was too unrefined and filled with more clutter than necessary. There would be less overall Jobs in general, as they were planning on redirecting the Divine Systems Job creation function to the Unique Jobs.

They were planning on streamlining the Job System by reducing the amount available and making each Job harder to level, but making each level and the Job acquisition more meaningful. The Unique Jobs would be hard to acquire now, but once the entire rehaul was released, they would be easier to unlock.

And, when would this second update be released? In four years. How suspiciously close to the time when I would lose my young prefix, no? Coincidence? I think not, even if the System message explained it was to give everybody time to adjust to everything.

The explanation in the System message warned people another change to the Job system would happen soon. It reassured everybody that this new Job System would work retroactively with our current progress, so there was no need to worry about our efforts becoming redundant.

Still, with Reajaen on my side, the Resurrection was also there for me to use. Since we had to control Estralia, I had them team up with Shaturein. We kept our deal with Jenghil, now we only had to make Reajaen the president. And for that, I will leave the rest to those two and Gael. Honestly, I didnt really want to know what sort of dealings they would do, but I did tell them to not kill or torture people without a need.

Once their discussion was over, Reajaen joined us and we went over to the dwarven district, specifically, the train station.

Huh?! Bladdarg, why the hell are you back, you zueklu

The dwarven engineers there tried to start another fight once they saw Grimnir, but since we already experienced this before, Mothers aura activated immediately, intimidating everybody there.

Now, why the hell would we come back here when our first visit was so terrible? Well, I wouldnt, but Grimnir wanted to come here to meet somebody. Someone he thought would bring his skills to the next level.

Where in Crustacias name is Jadhund Heimhunter? Bring that inko out!

We were here to meet up with the person who made the mana batteries for Parilostros artificial heart.

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Bio: Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I'm just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.

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