Chapter 126 Redeemed 2

With that realization, Hiro found parts of what he knew suddenly clicking together like a puzzle. The unimaginable feeling of learning the truth about the world made the man feel ecstatic.

1. Spirit power relied on the person's willpower, overturning common sense by pushing the human heart and will to the limit.

2. Spirit gives one peace and a sense of belonging which controls apathy. If you become apathetic you become an emotionless machine.

3. Spirit was the only resource that required willpower. It used the strength of those who have already passed and those yet to be born. When one takes in their strength, one also needs to endure their sorrows, rage, and regret.

4. The whirlwind of emotions causes those who lack the willpower to become slothful due to conflicting memories. Ultimately they become apathetic to the entire world.

5. [Leo who calls himself an edge lord and a "Chunni" says that his power comes from the departed. According to him the aptest term for his abilities is "Spirit Power", I will shorten it to "Spirit"]

6. Shani's law on the other hand says 'Help those in need for they will return to you all that is due. For any help, you receive get back a percentage.'

7. The clearest explanation of Shani's teachngs is goodwill basically it goes the better in the world you do, the better your life will be when you reincarnate. Do bad and you may not be even human in your next life. This goodwill is recorded in the ledger and will be the driver for your reincarnation.

8. Spirit: D | Ledger Karma: +50%

"System, souls manifest in this world as spirit energy. They do so to reincarnate faster, they do not choose if their act is good or evil but are simply taken in for the ride by the will of the system user. Correct?"

- Alert: Affirmative -

"Then increasing the Ledgers karma grants one a higher priority to spirit energy?"

- Alert: Affirmative -

"… The laws are teaching the people how to gain and wield calibers. Helping those in need increases the Ledger karma. The cycle of reincarnation spoken by Alan is the person's Karma ranking.

"Good people reincarnate faster than evil people. It is all connected… The church. The calibers. The Savior's. Everything. How long did they plan this for?"

Hiro then started to pace in contemplation. The feeling of solving the mystery felt addicting. How many people stumbled on this truth? The current belief is that there is now way to increase calibers aside from stats.

"No wonder priests have the most SP. I thought it made no sense that AGI-based professions increased in Spirit, while healers all grew SP in a different manner. AGI governs senses, you need to 'See' more in order to help. Shit! Are Aura and Mana hiding similar truths?"

- Alert: Main Mission: Reclaim the Legacy of the Saviors Updated! -

"What the hell? It got updated? Status Mission screen: Reclaim the Legacy of the Saviors."

- Alert: Reclaim the Legacy of the Saviors: Difficulty: SSS Reward:??? Progress 15% -

- The nine saviors who ended the era of demons all disappeared, but why?. You have gained the second page of the diary of a historian, search for the rest in the last known locations of all the saviors. The truth may shed some light on the events plaguing the world. -

- Updated 1. The Church of Eternity is meant to teach the future how to wield and develop their calibers (10%) -

- Updated 1.1 Spirit power summons the dead and the unborn to fight in exchange for Karma. The Regalia Shani's Ledger records the Karma of each being. The ledger's rating increases or decreases the Spirit a user can wield. (5%) -

"Okay, so the goal is to be altruistic then, should I help old ladies with their groceries or something? No, priests and knights have some of the highest SP. So I need to heal people? No, I currently have SP comparable to even bishops. No, it's not that."

Hiro franticly started to walk in circles. If he could increase his caliber he would be able to do a lot more. And knowing how to increase it would also help strengthen his family and his army.

The man then froze in place. Again his mind remembered the words of his Alter ego and the bitch he hated the most.

(I was amazing! But I also got cocky and proud. I save cities with one swing of my sword. Tales of my deeds spread, protecting countries, ending wars, and stopping calamities was just normal day for me. I was the hottest commodity Valorious even saw. Luckily I remained faithful to my harem and didn't pick up chicks left and right.)

(But I pretty much did everything else. I lorded over the masses, my word became law. I executed any who opposed me. Entire countries bowed to my will. Kings and Emperors groveled at my feet, offering even their own wives and daughters to come under my protection. The power, prestige, and authority intoxicated me like a drug. But then they came.)

(I already succeeded 99 times. The ones in this world are the last. Due to your lazy ass way of living, none of your other versions could defend themselves. It was like open season!…)

'Prior to dying my initial plan after meeting the girls comprised of just living in a quiet place with them. Let us think about this for a moment.'

(Unlike your pitiful ass when I got summoned was OP in every sense of the word. In a month my total stat count already surpassed 10,000 points. In my arrogance I didn't prepare enough, I had allies but because of Rhyne I kept everyone else aside from our girls at arm's length.)

'If I came here with that kind of power… my need to gain strength would not be so desperate. Assuming I figured out Rhyne's goal I would have left her immediately. And just live my second life in peace. That would be what I would do.'

Hiro tried to use his INT to figure out from context clues, how Alter Hiro lived. As Alter Hiro failed despite his overwhelming power, the reincarnator wanted to gleam any nuggets of wisdom he could find.

'Alter Hiro, despite living in the countryside would have been helped out if the catastrophes affected him. If kingdoms ask for his help. Hmm… I would probably help at first but then consider the entire thing troublesome after some time.'

The problem with having a savior or superhero came in the form of reliance. The more people relied on you the less they would try to strive harder on their own. Saving people just for the sake of it created victims. Similar to the saying giving a man a fish.

Alter Hiro gave everyone fish, this is what caused the world to rely only on him when the [Forsaken] arrived. No one could fend for themselves. Consequently any place he could not defend perished and blamed him instead of taking responsibility for their actions.

'Then came Rhyne's words, what entails a lazy-ass way of living? If one had the power how is one expected to act?' At his mussing Hiro remembered an excerpt from the savior diary.

[Dius reiterates it repeatedly. "Noblesse Oblige", is the inferred responsibility of privileged people to act with generosity and nobility toward those less privileged.]

'Responsibility… to do what? I am no hero. I am just an orphan who died in this land.

(GLORY BE TO THE SAVIORS! FINALLY! The one they saw all those years ago… Masters! The Heavenly Sword has finally arrived once more! The bloodline of steel remains alive despite the injustice of this world! I HAVE NOT FAILED YOU! I AM A FAITHFUL SERVANT!!)

(The important thing to know is that you did not come here by chance, you are part of a plan that took millennia to take shape. You are arguably the most important piece of it. Should you be marked by the [Forsaken] as its Herald that plan automatically goes kaput.)

(Everything is ready for you Hiro-sama. Innumerable realities burned and died all for this moment. The choice from thousands of years of preparation will rest in your hands. And I am sure you will not falter. After all, you are the unbreakable, the man who stole my heart and the Bloodline of Steel. Goodbye Hiro-sama. I love you.)

'How does any of that make sense? What choice did I make? I know wanting to reincarnate, but do people get born again just because they want to?'

Hiro then remembered a new memory. In the memory, He was the man speaking to three women covered in veils. Like the previous one he recently experienced the voices were again covered in static.

(Send me to Valorious.)

(Are you sure? Your soul cannot endure another life. This will be your last chance to live a happy life. There will be no do-overs if you die prematurely once more.)

(I am, I will go so long as my wives need me.)

(Then no further words are needed. May the Gospel protect you Hiroyuki Mitsurugi. And I thank you for your choice.)

Hiro then remembered what he was called by Patches, and he even looked at the glove covering his right hand.

"I…chose to be the Heavenly Sword. I chose to be the only thing standing between the [Forsaken] and the world's end… Alter Hiro failed because he felt invincible. I consider myself weak until now. that is our most glaring difference.

"Read differently, to prepare the world for their arrival is also a way of stopping the invasion. Alter Hiro is lazy as he didn't bother. He just focused on himself. He should have had the same mission as me. Then if I act oppositely I will get a better Karma rating?"