Skill —generally speaking, they are the blessings bestowed on everyone by the chief god Odis.
In my case, it’s 『Alarm』. Mia-san got『Axeman』. For Felix-san, it’s 『Sage』.
The bond with God is basically only one in a lifetime. It also means that most people would come to the end of their lives without knowing any god other than the main god, Odis.
I happened to have met other gods, so I’ve received the blessings of multiple gods.
“Lu, did you gain a skill?”
When I asked, Lu laughed awkwardly.
“Yes, but….…”
Lu didn’t have a single skill before. That meant that she is yet to receive the protection of the chief god, so I’m sure that she would definitely gain one.
After a moment’s pause, Lu lowered her eyelids.
“I don’t know what kind of skill it is……”
Pauline-san spoke at that point.
“It’s very rare. Usually, when you acquire a skill, you can hear the voice of God at the same time.”
“That’s right. That’s why I’ve been practicing concentrating my magical power.”
As she spoke, Lu held her hand in front of her chest. Her posture looked like she is about to push something hard. It looked as if she is trying to exert all her magical power in one go.
“That’s……”
Don’t tell me….
For a moment, I felt unbelievable. I checked again, this time, using my skill. It was the ability to appraise something unsealed under my 『Alarm』 skill.
| <■■■■■■■> can be unsealed. |
I had goosebumps.
When I first met Solana, she had a skill I couldn’t read. I think it was the <Divine Protection of the Sun>.
But to think that Lu had the same unreadable blessing…..
“……I think it’s sealed.”
I held my sister’s hands. I imagined breaking the seal as I summoned my power.
“Wake up.”
Pa~an! Light scattered from Lu’s wrist. Droplets of light floated in the air and enveloped the entire room without disappearing.
“……Lu?”
Lu froze as she looked above. It was as if she was hearing someone’s voice from above, through the ceiling and beyond —high up in the sky.
“Skill, 『Miko』”
Those words escaped Lu’s thin lips.
“I’ll use the ability, 【Creation】.”
Lu raised her hand on the round table. The light gathers under both palms.
“……Put magic stone here.”
Even though it’s my sister’s voice, it’s somehow different. It sounded like someone was talking alongside Lu, with their voices overlapping.
“Magic Stone please.”
My gaze met with Felix-san’s, and we nodded to each other.
“Rion-san, do as she says.”
I placed the magic stone under Lu’s hand. There was one I had recovered in the dungeon we explored today.
Solana came over flying.
“……Creation? Did Luisia say that?”
As the gods watched, particles of light overflowed from the magic stone. The particles of light began to gather in Lu’s hand and began to grow larger and brighter.
I can hear a faint heartbeat. It’s as if something is pulsating in the light.
Then there is the sound of short breathing. Lu’s eyes, which had been dazed, came into focus. But her breathing was labored.
“……To protect.”
Muttering, Lu closed her eyes tightly.
“Dear God, my Oniichan, protect my Oniichan……!”
The magical power emitted from the magic stone turned into a single ball of light. The glow slowly changed shape, as if a seed is sprouting. The shape, reminiscent of a glove, was knitted with light threads. Eventually, on the round table, a shiny silver armor appears.
I can’t help but murmur.
“Gauntlet huh……”
It’s a high-quality piece of armor that provides excellent protection from the elbow down to the fingers. Transparent crystals were embedded in the backs of both hands, a bit like the Blue Crystal short sword. Perhaps spirits could reside in them as well.
It’s nothing compared to the armor I’ve been wearing so far, which is merely a slight reinforcement of my everyday clothes. Even the gloves lent to me by the Raven Warriors are nowhere near this level.
When I held it, it was so light that I couldn’t believe it was made of metal. Moving with the short sword will not be a burden at all.
Mia whistled.
“Five fingers huh…… That’s as good as a knight’s armor.”
Other adventurers also have gauntlets, but it does not come with a separate finger design, they came like potholders. But those are cheap.
“……I’m amazed.”
Thor exclaimed.
“It’s the power of creation.”
“Right, right?”
Lu looks up.
“I created matter from magical power. It’s the skill that created the world. Even among the gods, only Odin possessed this special power, which should have been unique……”
We looked at each other.
“Why…… Luisia?”
Of course, no one can answer.
Thor spoke.
“It could be the other way around.”
“The other way around……?”
“Rion. Up until now, I thought that you were the one being targeted by the enemy, and that Luisia was being targeted because she is your sister.”
My head cooled down quickly.
“It’s the opposite. The enemy was looking for ‘Creation’ —Luisia—and they found you.”
My body shook.
“Lu, then—”
Calm down.
I need to be calm. It’s not that things have changed. Both of us are being targeted by the enemy. But if the enemy’s bigger aim is not at me, but Lu, then Lu is even more in danger than me.
“No….…”
Those words came out of my lips.
“If Lu is in danger, I don’t think I should leave her alone.”
“But—”
I shook my head at Pauline-san.
“I think I received 『Alarm』 so I could protect Lu.”
Now that I think about it, the main god Odis—or should I call him Odin now? —grants skill to people. In that sense, there must be a reason why he gave me 『Alarm』, which can do unseal.
It may all be to protect Lu, my sister, who holds tremendous power.
“I don’t want to leave Lu.”
“……Oniichan.”
Lu stood up unsteadily.
“I’ll be fine.”
“But—”
“I told you right? I’m going to get better. Besides, Oniichan should think about yourself too.”
But I can’t get my thoughts together. I’ve always thought that Lu is the most important thing, and that I have to protect her.
And yet, she even had such incredible power….
“Oniichan, if you stay in the Royal Capital, other gods won’t be able to come out, right?”
“That’s true but….…”
“I’m fine. It seems like an incredible power, so I’ll see if I can use it in my own way.”
Still, my legs won’t move. My level went up. My skills have also upgraded. But my body is so heavy.
“It was your dream, wasn’t it?”
“……D-dream?”
“You want to be an adventurer who can go out into the world, like Father.”
The many stories I heard from Father. The ancient forest I saw in the Northern Dungeon. There are still many things in the world that I don’t know. There are places I haven’t been to.
“Oniichan has woken up a lot of people. Now it’s your turn to wake up.”
“Go forward” Lu added.
“Get stronger—I’ll wait for you.”
The familiar palm of my little sister’s hand, one I’ve known since I was very little. I felt like it gave me a push on my back.
She told me to go forward. So that I could run without looking back.
Mom lowered her gaze and said nothing.
“……I get it.”
Is there a man who would not be inspired by the encouragement of his small family?
I think none. As an adventurer, I declared,
“God’s wake-up caller, I’ll take on the request!”
Pauline-san relaxed.
“Thank you. We will investigate the connection between the Warburg family and the slave traders. Now, let me tell you about the first dungeon you will visit….”
—It was the dungeon nearby.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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