Chapter 272 - Chapter 241: Disciple of the Goddess Number One?
Thursday
"Alright, shall we begin?"
"Please be careful?"
Since the weather was nice and I worried about what might happen if something went wrong (?), I sat down in the grass patch in front of the mountain cabin.
In the wooden box to my right were various items I'd obtained from the data room, mixed together haphazardly. The largest was a short staff, about 50cm long—just as you'd expect from something like that.
"I'll check them one by one, but stop me if anything looks dangerous?"
"Wan!"
"~~~♪"
I asked Lupi and Sweee. Honestly, I felt like the two of them were more sensitive to things like that.
According to Bell, cursed weapons and accessories do exist (apparently).
Most of them seem to be drop items from undead... I guess I was just lucky with the Azure Star Ring.
Curses can't be identified just by the level of the Appraisal skill.
It seems you can tell by acquiring the Holy Magic skill, and using
If you're stingy about that and equip them anyway, you'll need
In my case, there's no one else on the island, so a curse could potentially be fatal...
So, if I can get the Holy Magic skill, I want to acquire it.
"Goddess, please."
"Y-yes..."
The Jade Goddess Statue was placed and ready.
I opened the menu and searched the skill list for Holy Magic...
"Great! I can get it!"
"That's a relief..."
"Ah, sorry, sorry. Even if I couldn't get it, it wouldn't be Mion's fault. But I did get it thanks to you."
So I clicked to acquire it. And I now have the Ancient Iris-Colored Divine Scripture, which comes with Holy Magic skill +1.
Oh, I should appraise the goddess statue again to be sure.
【Jade Goddess Statue】
"A goddess statue that was placed in each household during the Ancient Magic Civilization era.
Through the faith offered, it transforms into a Jade Goddess Statue that brings peace of mind and body and the blessings of nature.
By infusing it with mana, it can create a sanctuary through the goddess's blessing."
"Amazing..."
"So that ghost was intimidated by the sanctuary effect."
"Right. And I'm guessing this world quest requires using this, don't you think..."
It mentioned something about purifying zones, so maybe that's why?
I'm sure I'll find the Nameless Goddess Statue while exploring the Necropolis.
I see."
"Just a guess, though. Since I have the chance, I might as well try it out."
As I slowly poured mana into the goddess statue in my hands, a pale green light overflowed and spread out.
I'm not sure exactly how far it reaches... but it's quite wide? It looks like it could fit a whole house.
"Waan~"
"~~~♪"
Lupi barks happily, and Sweee claps her hands enthusiastically, so I guess that means it was successful?
"How long do you think it will last?"
"Hmm, I don't think it's just a few minutes. Last time, it ended when I put it in my inventory after the battle was over."
I can probably check that too, so let's start with the short staff.
Just to be safe, I took out a piece of Ranziboa leather and placed it between as I carefully appraised it.
【Magic Engineer's Short Staff】
"A short staff made of mithril.
Makes fine control of mana easier. Elemental Magic +1"
"Oh! A good one?"
"Shou-kun, that will allow you to break the level cap for Elemental Magic."
"Right! That means I can finally get Spatial Magic."
There doesn't seem to be any curse-like effects, but I'll purify it just to be safe.
"Purification."
The same pale green light from before wrapped around the short staff and vanished.
Huh? It's not white? I thought I saw a white light in Bell's livestream... maybe it feels different depending on which goddess you worship? Oh well.
"Alright."
【The skill level for Elemental Magic has exceeded its maximum limit】
【A higher-tier skill for Elemental Magic is now available】
"Awesome!"
"Congratulations!"
"Thanks. I'll go get the Spatial Magic book."
I should grab it when I can get it.
If I do it right, I can get the Spatial Magic skill and receive the pioneer reward, making my SP balance positive.
I went back to the first floor of the mountain cabin and retrieved the book from the cabinet, then sat back down.
"Alright, I should be able to get it now... Found it!"
I clicked to acquire the Spatial Magic skill!
I looked through the grimoire again...
"How is it?"
"Looks usable. When you acquire the skill, you understand the incantations. Let's see...
Holding the short staff from earlier, I chanted
【Spatial Magic Pioneer: You have acquired 10 SP】
"Nice!"
"That's amazing!"
"Getting the pioneer reward is great, but this magic feels like a magic trick, doesn't it?"
This magic that just has the staff floating perfectly still in midair... but it still consumes MP even while it's fixed.
That said, my recovery amount is so great that it decreases and then recovers, so practically it doesn't decrease...
"Does it just stay like that forever?"
"No, if you stop it from continuously consuming MP..."
"Wan!"
Lupi, who nicely caught the falling staff, brought it to me, so I gave it a good head pat.
Conversely, if I keep consuming MP, will it stay fixed?
"
"~~~♪"
Sweee flew over with a thud! and sat on the staff.
"Wow, my MP consumption increased."
"Perhaps because it's trying to move something that's been fixed?"
"Probably. But well, it seems like there are interesting ways to use it, so I'll think about various things."
The staff dropped down smoothly when I canceled the fix.
Sweee didn't fall with it... instead, she floated back toward me.
She seems to have had fun, giving me a thumbs-up...
"Another useful one... this one!
"Um, does your inventory expand?"
"Probably. Alright,
The moment I chanted it, nearly half of my MP was suddenly taken. Wait, this feels wrong?
Panicking, I opened the menu to check my status...
"Whoa, my max MP is nearly half..."
p>An additional [In Use: 190] appeared next to my max MP display, and about half of the MP gauge was grayed out.
"Eh? Is that permanent?"
"No, it can be canceled. This Storage Expansion seems to continuously take a fixed amount of MP while active."
p>When canceled, it returns to normal, but the decreased MP doesn't recover, I suppose.
p>And as for how much my inventory expanded...
p>"My inventory doubled. Hmm... not that great?"
"Is that so?"
"After all, items in the inventory still have weight. If my STR went up, it wouldn't be a problem, but..."
p>In that case, a wheelbarrow might be more useful.
p>Well, I'll gain experience by using it, so I'll remove it before exploring the new area.
I'll make sure Mion reminds me not to forget...