Chapter 76: Intercession (4)

Chapter 76: Intercession (4)

༺ Intercession (4) ༻

“...Hey, Riru.”

“What?”

“Is this...necessary?”

“Yes. You can’t walk, remember?”

“...”

Bruh.

I swear, it would be better for me to just walk to my death rather than being in this state.

Dowd Campbell. A man who had legally reached adulthood quite some time ago...

Was currently being piggybacked by a girl who was 10 cm shorter than him.

‘...Fuck it. I don’t even know anymore.’

If someone were to see this, I was more than ready to die in embarrassment.

To divert my mind, I quickly checked on something else.

< Gift-Related Character Alert >

▼ Riru Garda

[ Curiosity Level 1 ] >>> [ Interest Level 1 ]

[ Rewards Available! ]

[ Favorability level has increased explosively in a short period of time! ]

[ Special Rewards Available! ]

“...”

I couldn’t lie to myself anymore. It did increase...

While I had seen messages mentioning that the skill was conditionally implanted before, even after considering that, it was ridiculous how explosive the magnitude of this increase was.

It was normal for the Vessels’ favorability level to quickly increase even if I did something miniscule, but even among those guys, Riru stood out.

Excluding Eleanor, whose favorability instantly reached Trust Level 1 since the very start, this was the most explosive increase I had so far.

‘...In a way, I guess it’s a fortunate outcome.’

Riru, who held the Blue Devil within her, was like a powder keg that needed to be handled very carefully. Getting close to her quickly was a very favorable condition since it made ‘managing’ her way easier.

As mentioned before, once things went awry, dealing with her, along with the White Devil, would become the most troublesome.

Blue Devil. The Devil of Wrath.

Some users even half-jokingly remarked that she was actually scarier than the Grey Devil, the final boss of the entire game.

“...”

In other words, those remarks were also half-serious.

Honestly, the Blue Devil did not give off as threatening a vibe as one might think.

When she descended in her ‘true form’ like the Grey Devil did, she wasn’t a particularly crazy existence among the other Devils. Additionally, she wasn’t lurking around looking for an opportunity to devour me like the White Devil did either.

In truth, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that her nature was relatively mild compared to other Devils.

However, she wasn’t without a problem of her own...

It was really, really easy for her to go berserk.

This was why they made remarks about her being scarier than the final boss. Unlike other Devils, who were hard to see besides special cases, she would instantly descend into the Material Realm at the slightest hint of something going awry.

Moreover, if the Vessel was Riru...

“...”

While there were various conditions for the Devil within the Vessel to go berserk, most of them were difficult to trigger without external factors.

Eleanor would go berserk if her mind became more unstable than usual.

Meanwhile for Yuria, it was being away from the target she was obsessed with for too long.

However, the only one who could land an extremely effective blow on Eleanor’s diamond-like mentality was me, and the target Yuria obsessed over was me as well.

Basically, as long as I didn’t get involved, things wouldn’t get that dangerous with them.

However, in the case of the Blue Devil...

Her berserk condition was simply ‘getting angry’.

As seen in the recent situation, if she started crossing the threshold of ‘Wrath’ on her own, then certain signs gradually began to appear. And if she got even more pissed off, she would just say ‘Fuck it’, before going berserk and descending.

Even if the Blue Devil became just half as angry as when Eleanor used the ‘Descent – Wrath’ skill, the surroundings would’ve already turned into scorched earth.

“...”

Unfortunately, the human hosting such a Devil just had to be the woman with anger management issues. She was literally a ball of anger. There was a good reason why people called her a mad dog.

That was also why I didn’t object to getting dragged along by her. Frankly, I could easily deal with this level of injuries using the various Graces that I had learned, but I didn’t want to risk pissing Riru off by refusing her favor.

You never knew when, where, or how this person would get angry...!

“...”

Well, actually, that wasn’t the sole reason.

If my memories were correct, when ‘invited’ to Riru’s house, there was someone I had to meet there.

That person would be of great help to my future endeavors.

“What are you looking at?”

“...Nothing.”

‘Does she have eyes on the back of her head?’

I was silently gazing in Riru’s direction when such a blunt sentence was instantly thrown my way.

‘...Let’s just ignore her and receive my rewards.’

While making a conscious effort to not pay attention to her, I tapped on the window to collect my rewards.

System Notification

[ Claiming ‘Riru’s’ Gift Rewards! ]

[ ‘Mastery: Iron Man 鐵人’ Received! ]

[ Mastery Info ]

They were probably the members of her clan.

“He’s not my boyfriend. Don’t bother the guest and go inside.”

Riru gestured dismissively, as if they were bothersome. However, despite her apparent annoyance, her face displayed a ‘humane warmth’ that she never showed in school.

After all, she only ever showed two kinds of expressions within the academy: expressionless or angry.

“Lie down. I’ll go bring the medicine.”

With that, Riru brought the kids with her into a bamboo blind that drooped on one side before disappearing.

“...”

I let out a laugh while glancing around.

The reason why I could afford to look around was because I was having the entire living room to myself.

This building was maintained with an almost stubborn adherence to the traditions of the Tribal Alliance, exuding their distinct culture.

The interior of the huts of Native Americans probably looked similar to this.

Amidst this, a particular detail caught my eye.

I looked towards the ‘necklaces’ hanging on the walls and the ‘incense’ burning in front of them.

“It is to honor those who’ve ascended to the sky.”

It was an elderly woman’s voice.

When I turned my head, I saw a small woman lying in the shadows, there was a smoking pipe in her mouth.

“...”

No, calling her ‘small’ was a bit misleading.

Her build undoubtedly showed that she originally had a strong physique.

However, both her legs and one of her arms were gone. As if someone had cut them off.

“A lot of things have happened lately. I’m sorry you had to come to such a messy house, Child.”

“...Please, don’t be sorry.”

I calmly received her words.

“I don’t even remember how long it has been since I’ve entered such a warm place.”

In this dilapidated home on the verge of crumbling, only the tools for burning incense and those necklaces were remarkably well-preserved.

It was clear how much effort was taken to manage them, even at a quick glance.

In essence, it showed what connection they had with the owners of the necklaces during their lifetime.

The old woman cackled.

“I appreciate your words.”

The elderly woman smoothly lifted her body before moving towards me. It was astonishing how such movements were possible in her state. She was supporting her entire body with just one arm.

I noticed the scars all over her body.

It was the body of a veteran who had overcome countless adversities. I had also been rolling around lately, but my wounds were nothing compared to her.

“Your eyes are full of intelligence. You are a child with a remarkable nature.”

The elderly woman scrutinized my face for a while.

“That’s why it makes me more curious. Why would you come here?”

“...”

“There is no way a child like you wouldn’t know where this place is and what has happened to this old woman. So, why?”

“...”

Was this something one could figure out after merely seeing someone’s eyes?

Without exemption, all the powerhouses of this world were weird people.

I let out a bitter smile before speaking.

“I am Dowd Campbell. A nobody with no impressive background to boast about.”

I took out the Lion’s Necklace. It was a token from Hatan that was only given to ‘a promising talent’ in the Tribal Alliance.

This granted the ‘minimum level of right’ I needed to talk with this person from now on.

“It is nice to meet you for the first time, Kasa Garda.”

Kasa Garda. Riru Garda’s grandmother.

The world’s strongest brawler whose Unarmed Martial Arts rivaled even the Sword Saint of the present era.

And the former Chieftain of the Tribal Alliance who had been dethroned due to a ‘coup d’etat’

“...I came to talk about your granddaughter.”

The elderly woman had a faint smile on her face.

“You want to talk about my granddaughter, you say... Well then. What do you wish to say?”

I carefully organized what to say.

Whenever these moments came, I had always been cursed at for being utterly shit at expressing myself properly. But not this time.

As such...

This time, I was choosing my words meticulously in order to convey my intentions in the most straightforward way.

I had to aim for perfection.

“I would like your help in developing an intimate relationship between me and Riru.”

“...”

“I wish to go all the way within ten days.”

“...”

No wait.

Judging by her reaction, it didn’t seem like this was it.

“...May I provide a few more details? I think I misspoke a little.”

Fortunately, I managed to add some supplementary explanations before Kasa could split my head apart.

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