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[Profile]
Name: Cedric Stormrider
Age: 21
Race: Human II
Classes: Luminous Sage (Main), Demon Slayer (2nd), Alchemist 15/100 (Sub)
Level: Tier 3 - Lv.7
Titles: Son of Heaven, Master Smith (+4)...
System Authority: Lv.8
Aptitude:
Body: EX!
Energy: EX!
Spirit: EX!
Final rating: EX+
Skills:
Actives: Sword Intent Lv.90, Kickboxing (M), Iron Skin (M), Multi-Stab (M), Air-Hop (M), Focus (M), Lightspeed Lv.75, Dispel (M)
Passives: Elementary Sage Physique (U), Sage's Perception (U), Education Lv.115, Demon Lore (M), Slayer's Mark Lv.20, Sage Arts Lv.75, Marksmanship (M).
Sub-Class Skills: Focus (M), Decode (M), Symbol Mastery (M), Crafting (M), Metallurgy (M), Smith's Blessing (M), Repair (M), Essence Distillation Lv.5, Vitality Infusion Lv.5
[Mandatory Task:]
: Hell Dive - Survive the Endless Undead Horde for 5 hours twice.
: Rewards - 100% Demon Soul gain, Clearance Streak +1
: Punishment for Failure - Failure Streak +1.
After all, it's thanks to his Medical Knowledge that he's able to recognize some ingredients of Chrissy's concoctions. Actually, the fact that he wasn't able to discern everything she used for it, despite having {Education} at Lv.115, means that he still has some ways to go.
He has been spending time in his lab, making one concoction after another, diligently leveling up the [Alchemist] sub-class and learning more and more about it as he goes. Most of the time when he leaves his labs, he smells like herbs and spices, much to the dismay of his girls, however they didn't say anything.
Witnessing Chrissy's match inspired an idea for him, though. Aside from Hexes and Curses, he wouldn't put it past the Demons to use poisons and venoms as well. And since he possesses a unique physique, his adaptability should save him from most of them as long as he's given time.
It's nearly impossible for that to happen in the middle of the fight, so, he thought about administering scaling dosages of myriad of poisons into his system to build up his immunity.
This way of training never occurred to him before so he's thankful that Chrissy's match reminded him of it and gave him the push he needed to start.
Surprisingly, it wasn't as bad as he thought it was going to be.
At first, he expected to be in pain or, at the very least, experience an intimate time with his toilet bowl, but no. Sure, it was uncomfortable, but not to a crippling degree.
He even thought that he should sharply increase the dosage right away since barely felt it. What stopped him was the idea that he had time on his side, so there was no need to rush.
Swoosh!!
"Hmm!?" Cedric was alarmed.
He was just about to take another dosage of poison when he suddenly felt something stirring within him. He frowned and hurriedly inspected his body, searching for the trace of...whatever that was.
Cedric initially thought that he messed up. That somehow, his continuous but meticulous intake of poison went wrong and now he's about to suffer some serious consequences, especially considering that he did not even bother telling Chrissy of this when she's obviously there and willing to help him.
To his surprise though, that wasn't the case, which made him feel a bit relieved but still wary.
'If it is not that, then what?' He mused to himself.
With that, he scanned his body once more and located the source of stir within him. Next thing he knew, he was sinking his perception to his heart, more precisely at the thing that was incubating near the Solid Core of his White Lotus Core Technique.
"Geez, with how silent you've been ever since I got you, I almost forgot you existed." Cedric muttered wryly as he finally discovered the source of disturbance within him.
It's the Beast Egg...the reward he got during his class change to Luminous Sage.
Since its first feeding, the Beast Egg slumbered in peace right next to his core. It will siphon energy from time to time to feed but its intake was so little compared to how much he had that he barely felt it.
And with how hectic Cedric's schedule was, he nearly forgot that it was even there.
Now though, it stirs from its slumber. At the very moment the eggshell cracked, Cedric took it out of his body and placed it on top of a clean and warm washcloth.
He stared at it, eagerly waiting for its birth. Even until now, he had no idea what would come out of this egg because his senses still couldn't penetrate its shell. Fortunately, Cedric didn't mind mysteries and surprises.
The eggshell cracked more and more until a tiny and pudgy limb burst out of it, pawing at the eggshell and taking it within, presumably eating it.
Cedric stayed still and watched as the entity slowly revealed itself to him, and his surprise, it's a--...!