Chapter: 366
I had expected my intelligence to be low compared to other stats. After all, I dedicated everything to filling up the necessary stats for being a frontliner and never made an effort to boost my intelligence.
[INTELLIGENCE 58]
But seriously, isn’t this a bit too much?! What level am I at, and my intelligence is only 58!
Shocked by the much lower number than expected, I accidentally broke the pen I was holding, forcing me to rummage through my desk to find a new one.
Calm down. Let’s think rationally here; there’s no way my intelligence, which is like the worst of the worst, could be this low.
Right. This is just a status window in a game. It’s Lucy Allen’s stats, not mine!
Yeah! It must be something like that! As I rationalized myself, I tried to take my gaze off my intelligence stat and wrote down the top of the stat window on the paper.
[POWER 105]
[What are you writing this time?]
“Current abilities of my body.”
[Power refers to muscular strength, huh? 105 is a significant number, isn’t it?]
“Uh-huh. An average adventurer has about 50, and a regular knight hovers around 80, so this is pretty high, right?”
Even based on the game character standards, this number is considerable.
Before the winter break ends, reaching over 100 requires being at least a decent practitioner, not just a loser.
What if I was a loser? Well, if I purely focused everything on one stat, I could push it to 207, and realistically speaking, I’d hit around 130, but that’s pointless since this isn’t a world beyond the monitor.
In the real world, I can’t force the insane things I made game characters do.
[AGILITY 91]
[Lower compared to power, huh?]
“Well, I didn’t focus on agility training.”
Since physical abilities are interconnected, training one will naturally enhance the others.
However, that growth is merely a follow-up to whichever main skill you chose to develop; it cannot be compared to the primary skill itself.
“Still, isn’t this enough? I don’t really need to be fast.”
Even so, the reason I didn’t train agility was because I don’t need to. As a frontliner holding a shield, I only need a certain level of agility.
[Well, you’re not falling too far behind, so it’s fine.]
Seems like Grandpa thinks similarly; he doesn’t mind my lower agility.
[STAMINA 121]
[You mentioned the difference between an adventurer and a knight is about 30, right?]
“On average, yes.”
[So, how should I interpret this number that’s 40 higher than a regular knight?]
“Grandpa, wouldn’t it be easier to think based on the Allen Knights instead of regular knights?”
<…You make a convincing point.>
I said that shamelessly to Grandpa while in my heart, I was trying to calm my own surprise.
I expected my stamina to be high, but I didn’t think it would be to this extent. All that brutal training I had in the Allen family really paid off.
During those training sessions, I thought I might die from overworking rather than from the Evil God, but seeing this number now makes me laugh out loud.
Maybe I should train even harder moving forward. And then comes intelligence… wait, I’ll skip past that for a moment.
[MAGIC POWER 75]
[Is this because you’re a Holy Knight?]
“Yeah. That must be it.”
Since I leverage divine power to do things, it’s natural that my magic power isn’t that high. I’ve never done any training related to magic in the first place.
But how is my magic power higher than my intelligence, which I never touched? What’s going on?
No, let’s not worry about that. It’s an error, an error. It doesn’t concern me at all.
[DIVINE 192]
<…192? Are you mistaking 9 for 0?>
“Grandpa, I may not look it, but I’m an Apostle of God.”
While my divine stat is indeed abnormally high compared to others, it’s not that surprising.
After all, I am an Apostle of God. Given that my divine level has risen to the extent that my body has changed, having this much is to be expected.
Yet, looking at this high number brings about a sense of regret. Normally, reaching this divine level would lead me to perform quests managed by the Holy Land or the Jushin Church.
If I weren’t in a position where I needed to avoid contact with the Jushin Church, I would have dashed to the Holy Land, disregarding everything else.
[LUCK ???]
[Now, you're really just messing with me, right?]
“…I think so too.”
[Why are you saying it like it's someone else's problem?]
Because the shoddy God gave me a status window with this nonsense!
What the heck is ????! I’ve never seen anything like this while gaming!
What is this? Is my luck so high that it can’t be expressed in numbers!?
I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem like sticking around here will give me any answers, so let’s just gloss over it.
When I perform on exams, a decent score means it’s got to be something high. Probably.
As I was thinking this, Grandpa’s voice broke through my thoughts.
[Hmm? Don’t you have intelligence or wisdom stats? Given the format, it wouldn’t be strange if there were some.]
But I ignored his voice. The moment I would write down my intelligence score of 58 made me imagine what Grandpa would say.
[Young lady?]
“…There’s none of that.”
[Oh, really? Nothing at all, huh? You’re sure?]
As if he sensed something, Grandpa let out a disturbing laughter, which I tried hard to ignore as I looked down at the various skills I possessed.
The iron wall skill that has protected my life ever since I first stepped into this world.
The hero’s spirit, which has been the driving force for me to endure hellish training, even with a name change, remains my most treasured skill.
The overcoming fear skill, which has kept me from getting schooled during numerous crises.
In addition, a multitude of skills filled the passive skill slots.
[You have this many blessings?]
As I jotted each one down on paper, Grandpa’s voice hit a high pitch, expressing disbelief.
“Well, Grandpa. I’m an Apostle of God, you know.”
[Even if you are beloved by God, this is something.]
“Aren’t you similar? You were part of the hero’s party.”
Unlike now, during the time when both the Good and Evil God factions were actively intervening with the land, Grandpa and the hero party led the charge in the war against the Evil God. Naturally, the number of skills they possessed must have been significant.
So surely, Grandpa could understand this situation better than anyone else.
[At that time, this much… No, is this even possible now? ]
“What do you mean by that?”
[I’m done. Don’t worry about it.]
No way. Grandpa. I’ve said I don’t like it when you dodge things like this so many times! I complained openly, but Grandpa didn’t open his mouth.
Looks like I’m not getting an answer from him after pulling this kind of behavior.
Forget it. If it were something really important, he would have told me.
Grumbling, I continued moving my fingers and frowned as I checked the proficiency of my various skills.
Most of the skills I primarily use had hit their growth limits.
Ah, damn. When did it get to this state? I wonder how much proficiency I’ve lost.
This is why I need to consistently work on leveling up, but I got too comfortable after smashing Nakrad.
Once I return to the mansion, I’ll start working on leveling up again. I can’t let any more losses pile up.
Nibbling my lips, while filling my notebook, I had to stop in front of one skill. The limitations of the skill forced my actions.
[MEGUSAKI]
Seeing the name of the skill that threw me into this world was anything but pleasant.
How much I’ve suffered due to the compulsiveness of the Megusaki skill, how could I ever look upon it with a smile?
However, recalling the times this Megusaki skill helped me overcome danger and protect those precious to me made it hard to completely dismiss it.
Is this what they call love-hate? With a mixed emotion, I looked at the Megusaki skill and chuckled when I saw the proficiency next to it.
[PROFICIENCY A-(CURRENT LIMIT)]
Alright. I know it’s skill and it’s natural to accumulate proficiency, but I can’t be sure whether to feel happy about this or not. It certainly doesn’t seem to have a beneficial impact.
Just staring at it won’t yield any answers, so I forcefully looked away from the Megusaki skill.
Once again, my hand regained its freedom.
I kept moving my pen for a while longer before closing my notebook. As I thought about the upcoming events, I realized that much of the game’s story I knew had become pretty meaningless.
There are just too many variables.
I’m unsure how the Jushin Church will respond once Phoebe is recognized by God.
It’s also difficult to predict how the Evil God faction, which lost its powers of light and darkness in just a year, will act.
Characters like Karia and the Perverted Apostle, who never existed in the game, could also have unforeseen influences.
The first prince, who seems different from what I knew, and the second prince, who looks variously changed, are also variables.
The seismic shift in the world, caused by me and the Allen family’s existence, will also impact things.
If I had outstanding political prowess, I could guide these variables in the direction I desire.
While I could bring my thoughts to life, the influence of the people around me is not trivial, and it’s definitely possible.
But I’m just a moron with an intelligence of 58. Any attempts to play tricks would only result in tripping over my own feet.
Chuckling bitterly at my self-deprecation, I wiped away all those nonsensical plans taking root in my head and focused back on the status window.
Let’s just stick to what I’m good at. When something urgent arises, the Lord Jushin will guide me to complete quests, and all I’ve got to do is train for the strength to overcome the crisis then.
And the immediate thing I need to decide is what stat to boost with potions.
Thinking rationally, it makes sense to take potions that enhance agility to hit 100.
Since I have no idea how much the ?? luck stat is, raising agility is the safest option.
I know that, but…
That intelligence is really gnawing at my thoughts.
No! What’s up with 58?! 58!
If I’m to grow a proper wizard character, I should’ve hit 58 before the midterms of the first year first semester, and why is my intelligence only 58 when I’m about to enter the second year!
I can’t accept it! I’m not that foolish!
How could a fool become the worst of the Soul Academy!
Right. It must be right to boost intelligence with potions.
That ??? luck stat must be above 100 surely. Even if not, raising agility to 100 through effort would solve the issue.
Besides, how could being smarter be a bad thing? After all, fighting well ultimately relies on intelligence!
As I kept creating all sorts of reasons to brew up intelligence potions, I opened my inventory only to realize I only had potions related to power and stamina and slammed my head on the desk.
Is this why my intelligence is 58?
…Tomorrow morning, I’ll meet with the Newman family again. I need to ask about the potions and also check where’s good to get armor made around here.
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