226. Ability enhancement ticket (2)
I was surprised, but I thought I should at least think about it enough to calm my excitement.
After cooling down, it might look different.
But when I looked at it again an hour later, the conclusion was the same.
I decided that there was no reason to hesitate any longer, so I decided to strengthen her abilities immediately.
[You have consumed 1 Ability Enhancement Coupon.]
[The ‘Selection and Concentration’ ability has been strengthened.]
[Abilities: Choice and Concentration]
[Rating: Miracle]
[Description: Temporarily boosts certain stats once a day. You can hang it up and use it again. Time limit: 5 seconds. Boost amount: 299]
In the case of ‘Selection and Concentration’, the changes were concise.
The selection amplification amount, which was originally 99, was changed to 299.
The time limit remains the same at 5 seconds, but this alone was sufficient to strengthen it.
First of all, the one I use most often is ‘Selection and Concentration’.
If you want to use other abilities, you can use them quite usefully, but they are as useful as ‘Selection and Concentration’, and there is no ability that often rescues you from trouble.
In addition, it was at the moment when I thought that the amount of stat boost of 99 might be ambiguous.
If you increase agility and strength stats at the same time, it becomes possible to overwhelm Sergei, the strongest individual among humans.
But even that did not give them a huge advantage in front of Sergei’s skill, and the time limit just ran out.
But what if we had a head-to-head confrontation with Mine?
If you face such battle machines without being completely overpowered with stats, you will be crushed in an instant.
Even in the case of Tilpitz, I remember that the strength stat was set to over 100.
Mines will become stronger in the future.
Magicians are certain to die, and if other demons start to die in the future, the surviving demons will absorb power and rapidly become powerful.
At that time, the amplification of stat 99 would be far short of it.
But with 299 stats, you should be able to crush the demons.
Of course, there is only one demon left in this world, so if you gain the power of an absolute, you won’t be able to deal with it.
At that time, the destruction of the continent was already confirmed, so there was no need to assume it.
I wonder if battles at that time would explode on a planet-by-planet basis.
“You’ve waited a long time, sir. It took some time to fill the safety device.”
The guard opened the door and came in and saluted.
Looks like you’re ready now.
I briefly shook hands with the guard and went inside.
“Who is this?”
“sh*t…”
A piece of meat tightly bound with a leather restraint, or rather, the leader of Asylum’s actions has appeared.
From noble mtl dot com.
It was very pitiful to see him sitting there with all his limbs cut off.
As soon as he checked my face, he crumpled his expression.
“I don’t know how you are.”
“Shut up, Schluss Heinkel.”
“It’s too much to say thank you for saving everyone from dying.”
“Don’t be ridiculous!”
He screamed, the veins running down his face.
Looks like he has accumulated a lot of anger.
First of all, I sealed off all means by which he could commit suicide.
The self-destruct function was deleted by forcibly repairing the internal circuitry of the creature, and the electricity supply in the heart was damaged, making it impossible to use magic.
Besides, he has no limbs, so even if he kills himself, it’s impossible.
Chewing your tongue is the only way to self-injure, but after trying several times without dying at all, it seems he has given up.
“Why don’t you talk comfortably now? Well then… I’ll let you enjoy the most luxurious life among limbless bastards.”
“Just kill him, you madman.”
“·······.”
I did him a favor, but only swear words came back.
I heard that Hani hasn’t cooperated at all since he was captured.
The only thing I could find out was that he was the acting chief of the Assylum combat force.
This means that he is the one who knows the most among the ranks below the executive.
No, maybe he knows more than Relic.
He hopes to dig up as many things as possible, but his first goal is to find a link with the Holy See.
Then he can legally step into the Monarch and destroy the Holy See.
It seemed like it would be easier to rule out the risk factors that could overturn public opinion by spreading nonsense about God’s will and whatnot.
“As you can see, he never opens his mouth. Can we begin the interrogation in earnest now?”
“Yes. Try it.”
He had no choice but to give permission with a sigh.
Now, when the full-scale interrogation begins, it will be impossible for him to open his eyes and pronounce his words clearly.
These floor experts must be pros at making things blow without making people crazy.
I have doubts about whether it will work for a thoroughly brainwashed fanatic, but I decided to put my hopes on it.
“Quaaagh!”
As I was walking down the hallway, I heard a rough scream from behind.
To think that people should be treated so inhumanely.
My heart ached so much.
***
“Pope! Abdication!”
“It’s not worth coming down!”
A riot broke out in the Monarch Duchy and the Vatican.
The pope himself had declared that he would abdicate.
The reasons were the failure to prevent the heretic inquisitors’ sudden attack on Saint Iris, and the failure of diplomacy with the emperor. It was known to be
······, But the reality was a little different.
The decision to abdicate was purely due to pressure from the emperor.
After making his mistakes twice and sticking to his brazen attitude, the impatient emperor could wield the sword.
It was at least an attempt to take a step back to stop it.
Since there are many cardinals pro-empire, it would have the effect of making people mistaken that they could lead the papal vote to their advantage.
“There will be a vote soon, but who among them will stand as a candidate?”
In a solemn atmosphere, the cardinals looked at each other.
There was a strange hostility in those eyes.
It was because of the recent ‘exposure’.
One day, the media suddenly released sensitive details that could not be known unless they were from the same faction.
A situation in which factions are divided as each suspects each other of betrayal.
At that time, someone raised their hand.
“Cardinal Branden Heinkel······.”
“May I run for office?”
A cardinal who does not belong to any faction.
A worker bug who gets stuck in an underground laboratory on a fictitious day and conducts research.
Rather, since he had no solid foundation, the thought that he would be more suitable as a pope passed through the heads of the cardinals.
It was an opportunity to turn the pope into a puppet by kneading with various concessions.
Besides, isn’t Branden Heinkel sharing his surname with Schluss Heinkel?
I don’t know the exact story behind it, but it was believed to be a personal acquaintance.
In other words, if you raise Branden Heinkel to the position of Pope, you can also try to restore relations with the Empire.
The cardinals were looking at each other and nodding their heads before they knew it.
Since they were hostile to each other, they were able to reach an agreement to send Branden Heinkel, who had neither friends nor enemies.
“Okay. There will be no other cardinals to stand for. Since there is only one candidate, we will proceed with a vote for and against. A majority of votes are required for Cardinal Branden Heinkel to be elected Pope. The vote will be held at this time in three days. I’ll do it.”
Since there was only one candidate, the vote went to pros and cons.
It was practically the same as becoming the Pope.
Branden Heinkel shook hands with the other cardinals with a gentle smile.
To the cardinals, Branden Heinkel seemed like a naive young man, perfect for a broiler.
They had no way to know that this development was all according to the abdication Pope’s intention.
***
“Yulia. Alright?”
“No, sister.”
Through the crack in the door, Erica thrust her face in.
Seeing Yulia covering her bed and sending her bright eyes, Erica smiled and entered her room holding an oil lamp.
“Grunt·······.”
“Oh, why? Are you lying down?”
“I just woke up. And that sounds like a long story, isn’t it?”
“I think it fits…”
Yulia was about to sit up.
Erica helped Yulia sit with her pillow on her back, while her self brought a chair in front of her bed and sat down.
With lights flashing on the table between them, Erica pursed her lips and hesitated to speak.
“You know what happened the other day. You and the Schluss switched places. He told me what the Schluss were.”
“Really? What kind of magic was that?”
“They say it’s a teleportation magic, a top-secret magic.”
“Aha…”
Erika felt even more embarrassed at Yulia’s interested expression.
“But in order to cast it, you have to implant a spell in the body of the person being teleported.”
“Yes?”
“So that’s why Schluss secretly planted a spell in your body.”
Erica let out a deep sigh and calmly shared her shocking news.
The first time she heard this, she couldn’t even get mad at the schluss.
It’s true that she secretly cut her sister’s body and planted her spell, but it’s also true that she saved her life thanks to it.
But Schluss is not here now.
So it’s not unreasonable for Yulia to be angry.
“I see. I didn’t know that at all…”
“Huh? That’s all?”
“Yes? What else do you need?”
“No.”
Erica was taken aback by her unexpected calm reaction.
On the contrary, Yulia even looked relieved.
How can she not be offended when she hears that her body has been touched by someone else’s hand?
Erika was puzzled-
‘No way. Hey, do you like Schluse…?’
She thought of a plausible possibility and then crumpled her expression for a moment.
But she just shook her head, denying her possibility.
Yulia Hey, since she’s young, she can simply have feelings of affection for her, but she will never be in love with the opposite s*x. She
She must have thought of her as just a close brother, she thought.
‘I see. Schlust’s magic on my body…’
Meanwhile, Yulia smiled sadly as she peered into her white arm, which showed off her purple veins.
Forcible magic such as teleportation cannot be activated without the consent of the fish electron.
And that consent does not simply mean answering the question of whether you believe.
The entire body must not resist the activation of the magic formula.
In other words, it was premised that she would not feel any resistance to the magical flow generated by Schluss.
‘Since when did I become like this?’
It’s been quite some time since she felt comfortable with Schluss.
She fell asleep with him on her back and her guidance was quite old.
But if she asked him if she would risk her life, she would hesitate to answer.
However, Yulia’s body didn’t say that.
It was after I had already completed my preparations to trust and accept all of Schluss’ touches and all of the magical exercises.
It was the first time I trusted someone so deeply.
No matter how deep our relationship was, we had to break up after less than 20 years.
However, it has been less than a year since she met Schluss.
“Yulia, do you have a headache?”
“Yes? What happened to your hair all of a sudden?”
“Your face is red. Do you have a fever?”
“It’s…”
Aware of her own feelings, Yulia’s mind became complicated.
It was the first time she had felt this kind of emotion in hundreds of years of reincarnation.