Orion checked the descriptions of all the curses he had copied and felt disappointed.
"Only four of them are useful; the others are just trash."
He sighed. He had copied a total of fifteen curses, and only four of them turned out to be useful. The odds were not as bad compared to some other times when he had copied curses, but it was still disappointing nonetheless.
He opened his status once again.
'Status.'
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[Name: Orion Darkwood]
[Rank: Gold]
[Divine Ability: Transformation]
[Talent: Copy Curse - 31%]
[Sub Abilities: Burst Mode, Curse Transformation, Curse Synthesis, Curse Overload]
[Curse: Shadow Nemesis, Gold Heart, Sword Chaos, Blood Boil, Destructive Edge]
[Strength: _ ]
[Stamina: _ ]
[Agility: _ ]
[Perception: _ ]
[Constitution: _ ]
[Mana: Nil]
[Skills: Nil]
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'I copied the Shadow Nemesis curse from Patrick. In his case, shadows became out of control, but for me, I can control the shadows more effectively than he did,' Orion thought, examining the first curse.
'Gold Heart... Reilly would have had his heart and all the internal parts of his body turned to gold if his curse had remained activated for a long time. But for me, it's a great boon,' he smiled mysteriously.
***
In Erza's office.
"So, you wanted to ask something," Erza said, looking at Orion.
"Yes, I'm here again regarding the upcoming assessment for Dollas Academy," Orion said.
He added, "Have you gotten any information on how the next assessment will proceed?"
"That information is confidential and hasn't been shared with any guild. I doubt even the Hunter Association knows about it," Erza replied plainly.
She then asked, "Is that all you wanted to know?"
Orion shook his head. "No, I wanted to know if the opponents we will face in the next assessment might include those in the Platinum Rank."
"That's a given," Erza replied. "Although it takes a long time to reach Platinum Rank, there's no shortage of geniuses in the Human Federation Realm. So, there should be those in the Platinum Rank."
Orion frowned. "So, could there be opponents with a power level of 9th level Platinum Rank in the assessment?" he asked.
Erza shrugged. "If they can reach the 9th level of Platinum Rank before the age of 23, then it is indeed possible."
"23 years?" Orion understood. The age limit for participating in the assessment at Dollas Academy was 23 years old. Beyond that, one would no longer be eligible.
Then a thought occurred to Orion.
'25 years is like a full-fledged adult on Earth who has experienced one-fourth of their life. Yet in this world, one can still attend an academy at 23.'
Orion looked at her, realizing something.
"You didn't know that?" Erza asked in surprise.
"How would I know such things?" Orion shrugged. "You have never told me."
"Heh, why don't you just admit it's your ignorance?" Erza sneered.
"Cough!" Orion smiled awkwardly and changed the topic. "By the way, I wanted to know if Platinum Rank experts have any special abilities or something like that?"
Erza narrowed her eyes at Orion. "Why do you think Platinum Rank experts would have new abilities?"
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