“I’ll go with the spear.”
I thought long and hard between the spear and the hammer, but of course, the spear is my main weapon.
I’ve mastered numerous techniques, and if I have to finish off my opponent, I mostly use the spear.
Plus, unlike the hammer, the spear has clear merits, and considering I’ve obtained the Kraken’s Spear, there’s really no reason to choose anything else.
[This is right]
[Ah]
[So you didn’t choose the hammer]
[Lily is meant for the spear]
[I wonder if breaking the statue will yield something?]
[With the Kraken’s Spear, the hammer feels a bit funny, haha]
Turbulence.
[Would you like to advance down the path of the spear?]
[This choice will be permanent and you won’t be able to switch to another path.]
“Yes.”
White light begins to flow out from the statue.
The flowing light gathers and forms a shape that descends to this land.
It’s me, in a translucent form holding a spear.
Rather than a complete body, it resembles a spirit to some extent, endowed with some power.
Expressionless like the statue, but it seems to carry some emotion.
Just before another version of me’s spear reaches my heart.
─Where do you think you’re going!
KWA-BOOM!!
She was knocked away by the hammer.
[?]
[What the heck]
[Huh?]
[The hammer is angry!]
[The rage of the unchosen!]
“Hmm?”
What situation is this?
Whoosh! The version of me wielding the hammer that knocked away spear-holding Lily looks back at me while retrieving the hammer.
This is also me… but I look more aggressive than Lily on the spear path.
‘Statue of the Hammer Path?’
─Lily Elbrite! Choose me!
“?”
─The path of the spear isn’t useful for you, given your vast experience and techniques! Most of the abilities you already know will just enhance your skill!
“What makes you different?”
─I possess techniques and power that you have yet to learn! Moreover, you absolutely must choose this…
KWA-HAHAHA!!
The storm of the spear completely grinds down the hammer-wielding Lily.
Thanks to her robust physique, she only gets a few superficial wounds, but spear-wielding Lily looks fine for having been hit by a hammer.
─You’re spouting nonsense. What good is your foolishly brute force attack in stopping me?
─Foolish? The hammer is no fool!
─The spear is magnificent. A small storm that began from a single point. A transcendence that pierces through everything. Can you even embody that?
─Smash everything, and it’s done. Those superficialities.
─Superficialities, you say? That’s an interesting story. How many have perished because of those superficialities?
─Still, I’ve shattered many things.
─And that’s why you’re foolish. To fight so freely.
─Does sophistication fill your belly? War is fought like that. If you only uphold nobility, you’ll end up losing everything.
“Why is everyone fighting?”
[Hahahahaha]
[What the heck is this]
[Spear Lily vs Hammer Lily]
[But the spear is definitely OP]
[Hammer going in, go go go]
[Hammer LOL]
[Hammer, I’m kinda liking it]
[Lilies asking each other to choose, OMG]
[Whoa]
[Split personality, LOL]
[Spear, LET’S GO!]
[This has to go with the spear]
[Ignorance…?]
[Let’s just try to kill both]
In the perspective of the spear and hammer…
It’s not like I haven’t had these thoughts before, but I’ve never seriously considered such a division.
‘Both are useful, after all.’
The spear has its own usefulness.
And the hammer also has its own usefulness.
Weapons should be switched flexibly according to the situation; focusing on just one is rare.
However, it’s true that despite having many other weapons, like swords, shields, sickles, daggers… I primarily used those two.
─Pick me! You won’t regret it!
─Ha! That’s funny. Lily Elbrite. Don’t listen to the words of such a barbarian. We go with the first choice.
─Hey, barbarian?!!
“…First off, to counter that.”
You.
─Me?
“Spear isn’t just about nobility. There are ways to use it purely by strength, and there are techniques that require extraordinarily advanced skills without caring about style or pretense.”
─Hmph! That kind of advanced skill? I can smash it all!
“Of course, if you have strong power, then that’s to be expected.”
But there are things in this world that can’t be solved just by strength.
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In the past, I often found myself weaker than my opponents, and in those moments, I needed technique more than power.
“Strong power doesn’t need technique. But the world doesn’t grant strong positions in every situation. That’s when technique is necessary.”
─Still, the hammer…
“Of course, the hammer can do things the spear can’t, but the spear’s skills shouldn’t be underestimated. Whether you’re anyone, it’s not a part that can just be casually dismissed.”
─…Tch.
Hammer-path Lily seemed embarrassed and stepped back.
Turning my head, I noticed that one side of spear-path Lily’s lips had curled up into a smile.
─Hehehe. I knew Lily Elbrite would think that way. Now I…
“And the spear’s words are wrong.”
─Huh?
“A hammer being barbaric? How can you say such a harsh thing?”
“A hammer is very effective for destroying large things. While a hammer doesn’t require advanced skills, it is an essential element in war and battle.”
Sometimes, in urgent situations, it’s the better choice to just swing rather than use technique.
─Still barbaric…!
“Also, blunt weapons have been somewhat developed through the dragon race, so it can’t be considered barbaric. Plus, hammers have a satisfying feel to them, you know? Something the spear can’t provide.”
─……
─Hahaha! Indeed, it’s Lily Elbrite! I was a bit disappointed, but you’re not! Hammers really are great…
Good with teeth…
“But the spear is useful. Just as much as the hammer. Honestly, I was going to choose the spear.”
─…Whose side are you on?
“I’m on my own side.”
I use both the spear and the hammer.
[Hahaha]
[Look at both frozen]
[Ah, lol, says they use both]
[Let’s go with the spear]
[I like the hammer because it’s refreshing]
[Then it’s the Saintess!]
[If both, might as well go for the Saintess]
[This is Lilyji]
Swoosh…
Light descends from the last statue, manifesting a single form.
A benevolent-looking woman holding a staff… but somehow, the hopeful path of the Saintess, Lily.
─Then maybe I…
“The Saintess isn’t an option anymore.”
─…Hmph.
Looking dejected, I turned my head and curled up in a corner of the shrine.
…I didn’t look like that.
Hammer-path Lily stares at me with a grumpy expression.
─So, are we all saying we won’t do it?
“Hmm… what should we do?”
I’m still leaning more towards the spear, but with this approach, the situation has become ambiguous again.
While I was thinking about the class change, now I have to include their identities as a concern too.
─We can’t just not choose at all. Please make a wise decision.
“I have a question for Mr. Hammer.”
─What is it?
“What technique do I not know?”
─Well, obviously it’s blunt techniques!
Hammer-path Lily brings down the hammer she’s holding.
Kuhung!!
Suddenly, holy power converges in one spot, exploding with immense pressure.
Kwagagagang!!
The overwhelming destructive power shakes the shrine, which is under high-level protective magic.
Saintess-path Lily is startled and immediately protects the shrine, while Spear-path Lily gives an exasperated look directed at the culprit of this situation.
─Barbarian.
─What about you? Do you have any techniques to show? They’re all things Lily knows.
─…Barbarian.
─This is basic. A foundational technique among techniques.
“……”
─Of course, there’s more than just this! You might think it’s trivial, but it’s definitely more useful than that dragon’s blunt technique, right?
“What’s the name of it?”
─Origin of Explosion. It’s a fundamental technique that concentrates intrinsic power in one spot and bursts it.
Whoosh!
The hammer rests on her shoulder.
That look. I’ve seen it somewhere.
─So? Are you a bit more interested now?
“How are you related to Muscular Uncle?”
[?]
[Huh?]
[Uncle?]
─Hmm? Who is that?
“He’s a class transition guy, and you took a similar stance.”
A posture naturally assumed as a habit.
Usually, such habits don’t change easily for someone like me or for anyone who has learned a certain level of weaponry.
And the more puzzling point is…
[Lily’s posture isn’t that similar?]
[Lily always assumes that position when holding a hammer.]
I too take a stance that’s somewhat similar.
Go ahead.
I know I’m different because I carry so much, but if someone who doesn’t know sees this, they’d think it’s the same.
Lily Elbrite’s head tilted, the hammer’s path all confused.
─Well? I don’t know who that guy is. I just opened my eyes.
“Just…?”
─Lily Elbrite. As you know, we are not you. We are one of the separate consciousnesses shared long ago in unconsciousness.
“……”
─You don’t remember why we separated?
“Right.”
It’s nothing much.
It was just that the consciousnesses were formed when the original Lily realized her existence and questioned ‘me’ at its peak.
I thought I buried all of it… I didn’t think I’d be using it like this.
I didn’t realize it right away because I buried the very memory I created to stop questioning.
─Anyway, I don’t know such a person. But looking at your life story, I have some guesses.
“What is it?”
─The moment I opened my eyes, strange knowledge came to me. I don’t know the ‘Lily Elbrite’ technique. It must be related to the god who made this structure.
God, System.
And the Job Change Temple is one of the races that assist the job change system on the New Continent…
“…So it’s related to Teshiniria.”
The hometown of the ancestors of the Job Change Temple.
That technique originated from Teshiniria.
─That’s it! You’re smart, as always!
─Huh. How long are you planning to listen to the barbarian’s story? Choose me already…
“I’ll choose the hammer.”
I grabbed the hammer.
[Quest, Job Change – Holy Mage has been completed.]
[Holy Mage (Lily Elbrite) has reached 4th Circle, ‘Path of the Hammer’.]
[Part – Path of the Saintess has been deleted.]
[Unique Holy Power is unlocked.]
[Unique Ability is unlocked.]
[All stats and holy powers are converted to ‘Holy Power of Destruction’.]
[A dedicated weapon is generated…]
.
.
.
[Skill – Heart of the Saintess obtained.]
[Using the Heart of the Saintess temporarily imbues the Holy Power of Destruction with ‘Compassion’.]
[User, Lily Elbrite is currently proceeding with ‘Convergence’.]
[Convergence Progress – ■■□□□]
Fizzling away…
The gloomy path of the Saintess, Lily, seemed to expect it and returned to the statue, while the path of the Spear, Lily, was unwittingly staring wide-eyed.
A reaction that seems not to understand this situation.
Unfortunately…
─…Why?
“Now this side has more merit.”
No technique can surpass the God of the Spear.
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