[Tohsaka Rin: "Ninety thousand?!"]
The twin-tailed young girl was completely stunned.
This could be said to be the most expensive product she had ever seen.
[Tohsaka Rin: "Why is it so expensive?!"]
[Ryuga: "The group store automatically sets prices. Considering the basic effect of enhancing the human body to at least divine beast level, this price is reasonable."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Ah no! I know Ryuga-sama's products are definitely worth their value!"]
[Tohsaka Rin: "But the key issue is, I don't have that much money!"]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Wuuu!"]
She didn't doubt the quality of Ryuga's products, but she doubted her own wallet.
Ninety thousand points—no matter how you looked at it, it would be very difficult to save up that much, right?
(T/N: No Shit Sherlock)
Not to mention, this wasn't the only product she wanted. She was also planning to save money to buy the Great Source Mana Refinement Technique!
That was divine power!
Falling into the same distress as her was Kanae.
[Kanae: "The Five Elements Breathing Method is indeed very powerful, and the second-tier upper limit is sufficient to slay Kibutsuji Muzan..."]
[Kanae: "But I can't afford ten thousand points either!"]
[Kanae: "I can only save up slowly."]
She was very satisfied with Ryuga's optimized technique.
But she was not satisfied with her wallet.
Just then, Erica had also finished browsing the store.
At this moment, the corner of her mouth was also twitching slightly.
[Erica: "You guys still have it good—at least you have hope if you save up."]
[Erica: "Look at what I have here!"]
[Erica: Screenshot.JPG]
What Erica provided was a screenshot of the group store's prices.
[Hermes Boots・Advanced] was still acceptable, with a price of ten thousand points that matched products of this tier.
But the [Conceptual Armament Construction Guide] next to it was different.
[Tohsaka Rin: "What? 990,000?"]
[Tohsaka Rin: "That's way too absurd! Even divine artifacts wouldn't be this expensive, right?"]
In less than a minute, the position of most expensive product had changed hands.
Tohsaka Rin rubbed her eyes for a long time, thinking she had seen an extra zero.
But she hadn't.
[Erica: "Knowledge involving an entire magical system would naturally have a completely different price from techniques of the same level."]
[Erica: "After all, mastering this skill would be equivalent to mastering hundreds or thousands of first and second-tier techniques."]
[Erica: "From this perspective, this price isn't expensive."]
[Erica: "Of course, it did shock me too."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Shocked +1."]
[Tohsaka Rin: "Suddenly ten thousand points doesn't seem like much—at least it's achievable."]
[Kanae: "+1."]
When these product prices were so high that they could only look up at them, they actually didn't have many emotions.
They even found the previous prices acceptable.
Just as everyone was recovering from their shock, Erica noticed that Ryuga had somehow walked to where the divine beast boar had disappeared, seemingly studying something.
"Ryuga-sama?"
Erica immediately put down her chat participation and quickly walked behind Ryuga, asking with confusion.
Hearing her approach, Ryuga slowly stood up.
Erica noticed that Ryuga was holding more than ten golden light points in his palm.
"These are True Ether fragments left behind after the divine beast's body collapsed."
Ryuga explained casually.
"Are you studying the divine beast's structure?"
Erica's eyes were filled with admiration.
Even after the battle ended, he didn't forget to research—truly worthy of Ryuga-sama!
"Mm."
Ryuga nodded, then asked casually.
"By the way, Erica, let me ask you—what makes one a god?"
"Eh?"
Hearing this question, Erica nearly froze on the spot.
Ryuga-sama was asking her academic questions?
Was this a test?
But even if it was a test, why use such a basic knowledge question?
"A god is—"
Erica was about to answer immediately, but after opening her mouth, found herself speechless.
This concept was so fundamental that it didn't need explanation, and precisely because of that, she couldn't answer it.
What was the precise definition of a god?
After being tongue-tied for several seconds, she tentatively spoke.
"A being that can use divine power?"
"Wrong."
Ryuga immediately shook his head.
"I can also master so-called divine power, but I'm not a deity."
Clearly, the ability to master True Ether was not the key factor in distinguishing deities.
Hearing this, though she wanted to retort—"What difference is there between you and a deity? Even deities aren't as outrageous as you"—recalling the Great Source Mana Refinement Method that Ryuga provided, which could indeed allow everyone to master divine power, Erica could only try a different definition.
"A being that can use Authority?"
After tentatively saying this, before Ryuga could deny it, she shook her head herself.
"No, Campiones can also use divine Authority, but they're not deities either."
If even the key Authority couldn't make the distinction, what other methods were there?
"Those who can absorb faith are deities?"
"Wrong, many spirits and subordinate gods can also absorb faith."
"Beings recorded in mythology are deities?"
"Wrong, for example, Japan's eight million kami, most are merely spirits and demons."
After proposing several guesses, Erica denied her own definitions multiple times.
Unable to find an answer after much thought, she could only surrender in the end.
"I'm sorry, Ryuga-sama, I don't know."
Erica lowered her head slightly in shame, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
As a Great Knight, she couldn't even answer such basic knowledge.
Ryuga-sama must be very disappointed in me, right?
Thinking this, feeling somewhat anxious, Erica slightly raised her head, observing Ryuga's expression with peripheral vision.
But she found that after hearing this answer, Ryuga's face showed neither disappointment nor disdain.
"It's fine."
After nodding with a gentle tone, he maintained his consistently calm demeanor and casually dispersed the golden light points he had captured.
Finally, Ryuga turned to look at a youth who had somehow quietly appeared before them.
And asked again.
"What about you—what do you think makes one a god?"
Only at this moment did Erica notice someone had appeared beside Ryuga.
Seeing this unfamiliar youth's divine bearing and the terrible pressure flashing in his golden pupils, Erica's pupils suddenly contracted, and she broke out in cold sweat.
She wanted to reach for her beloved sword's hilt, but grasped only air.
This action caught the unfamiliar youth's attention. He merely glanced at her casually, and Erica immediately felt her mind go blank.
This dignified bearing, plus pressure that surpassed divine beast level... Having received magical association education, Erica quickly realized the youth's true identity.
Looking at Ryuga, who still maintained a calm expression, even knowing that Ryuga likely recognized the other party's identity, out of safety considerations, Erica still bit her tongue tip hard, relying on her willpower to force her mouth open under the deity's pressure and give a warning.
"Ryuga-sama, He... is a god!"
This was a voice that trembled slightly due to instinctive fear.
"A Heretic God!"
To be continued...
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