After managing to somehow weasel free from Chloe, who was insistent that we make love, I left the house and headed towards the Mage Guild, though while doing so, I spotted a dark figure hiding within an alley staring directly at me. Using [Blink], which had upgraded enough to allow me to cover nearly thirty feet, I appeared directly in front of the figure and swiftly grasped their head, causing them to quickly retaliate by repeatedly stabbing my arm, though I was healing too quickly for them to do any meaningful damage. "You're with that stupid Church, right? Did Sash or that dumbass Hero assign you to watch me?" Clenching their head harder, they began to ignore my arm and instead struck my vital points, though whether that was because of my disrespect to their Church or their precarious situation was up in the air.
Seeing how I got no response, I clicked my tongue. "Tsk, it matters not whether you answer. You're already dead." Before the figure could further retaliate, I strengthened myself with my mana and violently crushed their head with my bare hands, causing blood and bits of bones and brain matter to stain my hands, though I felt nothing but indifference when I gazed at the corpse. 'You okay, Master? You've never behaved so… Brutal before.' Hearing Trina's childish voice full of concern, I sighed and nodded while conjuring flames to clean my hands. "Yes. I suppose I'm still upset at what they did to Michelle." Glancing at the corpse, I didn't bother to get rid of the evidence as I merely kicked it behind a few boxes in the alley.
I wanted every single person who came along with that stupid hero to see what I intended to do to every single one of them; I lost the most precious person in the world and was unable to do a single thing to prevent their deaths… 'I will ensure my family remains safe, no matter what!' Narrowing my eyes, I left the alley shirtless, as my previous shirt was torn to shreds by the attacks, but I supposed being handsome had its perks since no one seemed to mind. Most of the women are enjoying the show, Master.' Ignoring Zartha, I continued walking through the city, buying a shirt at a store first before eventually arriving at the Mage Guild.
"Good morning, Alexander." "Good morning, beautiful." Waving my hand at the receptionist, who faintly chuckled at my words, I walked past her and entered the teleportation room. 'Still don't remember her name, Master?' Said Zartha coldly as I felt her glare piercing whatever dimension she resides within and settling upon me, causing me to flinch. "I-I don't know what you're talking about." Ignoring Zartha, once again, something I'm quite proficient in, I stepped onto the teleportation pad and inputted the destination before activating it. Once the blinding light vanished, I stepped off the teleportation pad and exited the room, only to see Kana working on some sort of potion, so she didn't even notice me, which was perfect for me since just like her Master, Kana was also perverted.
'Hmm, maybe Master wasn't a normal person, she might've also been a pervert just like Kurama and Lily?' I always thought Master was the normal one between the pair of perverts known as Kurama and Lily, but as the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, so it was actually more likely that they were all perverts. 'Haa, that's disappointing, my image of Master has been slightly tainted.' 'Only slightly, Master?' Before I could reply to Trina, I suddenly felt several fluffy objects caressing my face, causing me to glance at the reddish furry tails before turning around, only to see Kurama looking at me with an amused expression.
'Shh, my disciple is focused. Follow me.' Listening to Kurama's voice that echoed within my head, I followed her as we silently entered her room while she plopped onto her bed. "So, have you finally agreed to that request of mine, Alex?" Asked Kurama with a seductive expression as she blew a breath of smoke into my face, causing me to twitch while shaking my head. "No." "Tch, dammit." Seeing her lovely expression that was able to melt the hearts of men within seconds vanish, I rolled my eyes before reaching forward, grabbing the smoking pipe out of her mouth. "So, what are you actually here for?" "Why do you make it seem like I only come here when I need something? I visit a lot just out of the goodness of my heart."
Clutching my heart, I sported a mock pouting expression while gazing at Kurama, causing her to roll her eyes as she used one of her nine tails to snatch the smoking pipe off my leg. "True. Is that one of those times?" "Nope." Offering her a large smile, she blankly stared at me before rubbing her face with a sigh. "If it weren't for your handsome face, I might've just kicked you out of my room for that. So, what do you want? Ah, perhaps a few kids?" Pretending to ignore the last part, which was a bit difficult given Kurama's perverted expression, I brought up the topic of Vanye's prosthetics. "Hmm, I see, though what does that have to do with looking for a Blacksmith capable of handling flesh?" Asked Kurama as she gazed at me in slight confusion.
I didn't verbally respond and instead just raised my arm, causing her to furrow her brows before she widened her eyes while lunging at me, pressing me into the couch. "NO! I will not allow you to do something so fucking stupid! I know you love her, but to permanently cripple yourself!?" Said Kurama loudly with a stern gaze, causing me to wryly smile. "Ah, I didn't tell you? It's not permanent, Kurama. I can regrow my limbs." "Eh? Y-You can?" Seeing her calm down, I gently pushed Kurama off me while briefly informing her about my trait, [Rebirth]. "That's one powerful trait, huh? Makes me want you even more, ~Alex~." With a faint blush, Kurama, like a pervert, aggressively oogled my body, causing me to flinch at how lecherous her eyes were.
"Still, do you think this is something you should do? You'll be exposed for a few weeks if you use that trait." It seemed my confidence helped ease Kurama's concern as she didn't try to stop and merely nodded. "If that's so, I do know of a blacksmith capable of handling your flesh… However, I don't think I should just do this for free, you know." "Ha, you can use my leftover blood, now let's get started." "Heh, yes!"
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Putting my clothes back on, I glanced at the closed box beside Kurama, which contained my severed arm and legs, though after using [Rebirth], all three of them regrew, and now I was as good as new. "I'm curious, but did it not hurt, Alex? Having your limbs severed?" Glancing at Kurama holding Trina, who had severed my limbs, I nodded while raising my hand, summoning Trina before absorbing her into my body. "Yeah, it hurts." "You sure? You didn't even make any noise." "It's not my first time. Here are Vanye's old prosthetics; the blacksmith could use these as templates." Reaching into my space pouch, I handed Kurama a sack containing several gold arms and legs.
"How many times have you used that ability?" Hearing Kurama curiously, I briefly stopped, folded my arms, and closed my eyes. "Hmm, let's see. The first time was when I was 12; my torso was split in two when fighting a dungeon guardian. The second time was when I was 16, I self-destructed attempting to kill Marlin… I failed, obviously. The third time was when Yuki and I fell into a Legendary dungeon, and I had her kill me so we could escape. The fourth time was when my party and I were ambushed by a different party in the dungeon; I ended up protecting Jasmine, though I had lost my arm momentarily, of course. This one makes number five." Holding my open hand, I looked at Kurama, who nodded while storing the sack of prosthetics and the box of my limbs into her space pouch.
"I think you need to start explaining your adventures to me whenever you visit, Alex. I'll inform you whenever I receive the completed prosthetics." Parting ways with Kurama, I silently left the room to not disturb Kana, and teleported back to the Mage Guild in Cassandra before returning home, though while doing so, I looked at my status panel. 'Let's see, it's been a while since I've given it a good look.'
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Name: Alexander Vestalis
Species: High-Human
Age: 22 years → 30 years
Tier: 2 → 4
Level: 188 → 464 (Available Status Points: 2,853)
Experience: [19%]
Class: Hero(Genesis)
Sub-Class: Botanist(Rare)[Endurance / Intelligence]
Sub-Class:
Sub-Class:
Title(s): True Hero(Genesis), Reincarnator(Epic), Master Chef(**Epic), Apprentice Mage(Uncommon), Swordsmen(Uncommon), Prince of the Drayds (Uncommon), Prince of Crestfallen(Uncommon), Leader of The Apostles(Common)
Lifeforce: 100%
Mana: 30,540/30,540 → 60,240/60,240
Vigor: 3,894 → 6,342
Endurance: 3,909 → 6,929
Agility: 3,478 → 7,032
Dexterity: 3,150 → 5,789
Intelligence: 3,054 → 6,933
Perception: 2,094 → 6,024
Traits: Heroes Aura(Mythical), Heroes Will(Mythical), Heroes Physique(Mythical), Heart of a Hero(Legendary), Enhanced Perception(Rare), Enhanced Intelligence(Rare), Nature's Friend (Rare)
Skills: ?????(???), Heroes Gaze–lvl4(Mythical), Omnilingual–lvl4↑(Mythical), Rebirth–lvl5↑(Mythical), Lightning Cloak–lvl10↑(Epic), Mana Manipulation–lvl3↑(***Legendary), Shrink–lvl10↑(*Epic), Expand–lvl10↑(*Epic), Blink–lvl9↑(*Epic), Firestorm–lvl3↑(*Epic), Fire Blast–lvl5↑(***Epic), Fire Breath–lvl3↑(***Epic), Wind armor–lvl10(*Rare), Fire Ball–lvl4↑(***Epic), Fire Shot–lvl8(**Rare), Wind Blade–lvl8(**Rare), Wind Shot–lvl10↑(**Rare), Wind Step-lvl10↑(**Rare), Cook–lvl8↑(****Legendary), Meditation–lvl7↑(**Epic), Teleport–lvl4↑(*Epic), Void Slash–lvl5↑(*Epic), Mana Regen–lvl8↑(**Epic), Air-Jump–lvl6↑(*Rare), Strength Augmentation–lvl2↑(**Epic), Speed Augmentation–lvl2(**Epic), Lightning Bolt–lvl10↑(*Rare), Mana Enhancement–lvl10↑(*Rare), Spatial Lock–lvl4↑(Epic)
Condition:
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