After that, Satoru Mikami, using the excuse that he possessed a special ability to help others unlock their potential, granted the Swift as the Wind talent to Yuji.
[Talent granted successfully, click to view target panel]
[Itadori Yuji]
[Race: Human]
[Strength: Level 2]
[Talents: Swift as the Wind (Green), Slash Technique (Blue), Hundred Poisons Immunity (Blue), Sedimented Athlete (Purple)]
[Slash Technique (Blue): Consumes a certain amount of energy to unleash slashes. The more energy consumed, the more slashes and the greater the power.]
[Hundred Poisons Immunity (Blue): Extremely high resistance to various poisons and increased resistance to curses to some extent.]
After granting the talent, Yuji's panel appeared before Satoru.
Alongside the newly granted Swift as the Wind, Yuji already had three other talents: two blue and one purple.
For an ordinary person, this panel was already quite impressive.
However, just as Satoru thought this was all, Yuji suddenly exclaimed.
"Wow, Satoru! You're amazing!"
"I always thought you were bluffing when you said you could activate potential, but I didn't expect it to actually work."
"Of course I never lie."
"By the way, this Slash Technique consumes a huge amount of energy. Is there a way to reduce that consumption?"
"Hm?"
Seeing the several slashes appearing beside Yuji, Satoru fell silent.
Brother, what's going on with you?
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Chapter 13: Hidden Effects of Talent Granting, Recruiting Part-Timers
Yuji had the Slash Technique.
Satoru had already realized this after viewing his panel.
What puzzled him, though, was how Yuji had suddenly awakened.
He hadn't awakened in the past dozen years, nor after being possessed by Sukuna and waking up.
Why awaken now—at this exact moment?
Could it be… that those granted talents by him would also unlock their other talents?
"Looks like I need to test this a few more times."
"Hm? What are you saying, Satoru?"
"I said congratulations on your awakening. From now on, if you don't understand something, you can research it yourself. Don't come to ask me."
"Wow, you're so heartless!"
Yuji scratched his head. "Aren't we good friends? At least help me out a bit more."
Satoru shrugged. "I'm very busy too. I barely have enough time for training each day."
"All right then, I guess I'll just go find Gojo-sensei. He seems really professional."
"Gojo-sensei?"
"It's that man with the eye patch from yesterday. He told me a lot of stuff. He explained most of the things about Curse Spirits."
Yuji pulled out his phone and shook it. "We even added each other as friends before he left. We chatted for a long time last night. He's super nice."
You didn't hear the conversation he had with Fushiguro Megumi…
Satoru thought for a moment. "If he asks how you awakened, just say you naturally awakened after coming to. Don't reveal my ability."
"I understand, I understand!" Yuji gave an OK gesture. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this even if I die!"
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Satoru waved goodbye and headed toward the Occult Research Club to check in.
When he arrived, Rias and the others were already sitting inside the club room.
After greeting them as usual, Satoru went to the newly established equipment area nearby to prepare for training.
Just then, Rias called him over.
"Satoru, I found you a new teacher."
"A new teacher?"
"Yes. I think you need to learn how to improve your overall perception so you can respond better when encountering sudden situations."
"That sounds somewhat reasonable."
Satoru nodded and agreed.
There weren't many Dragon God Level powerhouses in this world, but there were plenty at the next level.
Even someone as strong as Apocalypse Beast 666 had been sealed and besieged in the original work.
Before becoming powerful enough, improving his combat awareness was indeed a wise choice.
"By the way, Rias…"
"I just unlocked a new ability that can help people unlock their potential. Do you want to try it?"
After getting Sona's schedule, Satoru thought of what had happened with Yuji and asked.
"A new ability?"
Rias looked surprised.
Is something like an ability just unlocked out of nowhere?
Why did it sound as ordinary as cabbage when coming from Satoru's mouth?
Still…
"Unlocking potential… sounds pretty interesting. Let's try it."
Rias agreed.
"Wait a moment."
Satoru opened his talent warehouse and scanned it.
[Body Contraction (Green): Consumes a certain amount of magic to alter one's body shape. Can increase or decrease size by up to 50%.]
This one's perfect!
Choosing a talent that would immediately show a change, Satoru reached out and placed his hand on Rias's head.
[Talent granted successfully, click to view target panel]
Boom!
The moment the system prompt sounded, a roar rang in Satoru's ears.
A gust of wind blew against his face, and bright red magic surged from Rias's body.
"It seems my previous guess was correct."
Faced with this sudden anomaly, Satoru confirmed his hypothesis while looking at Rias's panel.
[Rias Gremory]
[Race: Devil]
[Strength: Level 3]
[Talents: Body Contraction (Green), Pure-Blooded Devil (Purple), Destruction Magic (Red), Good Fortune Convergence (Red), Red-Haired Exterminating Princess (Red)]
[Pure-Blooded Devil (Purple): Devil blood contains immense potential. Magic recovery speed +100%, cultivation effect +300%.]
[Good Fortune Convergence (Red): Favored by the world, greatly increased luck, more likely to encounter beneficial events in daily life.]
[Red-Haired Exterminating Princess (Red): Greatly increased magic capacity and quality, inhibits recovery effects after dealing damage to enemies.]
After viewing Rias's talents, Satoru finally understood why the commotion had been so great.
Excluding Body Contraction, which was only for show, Rias's original talents included one purple and three red—extremely luxurious.
If it weren't for the Limitless Potential granted by the Newbie Pack, even Satoru's panel would be suppressed.
"Satoru, your new ability is amazing!"
On the other side, having controlled all the newly added magic in her body, Rias opened her eyes excitedly.
"My magic scale instantly expanded by two or three times just now!"
"Oh right, I also unlocked a new ability that can change my body shape."
As she spoke, Rias activated Body Contraction, and her body slowly began shrinking.
Two seconds later, a small red-haired loli version of herself appeared before Satoru.
"How is it?"
"Very cute! I like it."
Satoru gave a thumbs up.
Someone once said that there are no useless talents—only useless people.
This talent was truly perfect for Rias.
"Ahem… it's good that you like it."
A blush appeared on Rias's cheeks.
Besides her own father and brother, this was the first time a male member of the opposite sex had praised her so directly.
After deciding to study this new ability more thoroughly at home, Rias restored her body to its original state.
"Oh my, President, are you shy?"
Himejima Akeno, attracted by the commotion, chuckled and teased.
"I'm just not used to the new ability yet."
Rias casually made an excuse.
"Akeno-senpai, do you want to try my new ability?" Satoru's voice came from the side.
"Of course I can't miss the chance to get stronger, but doesn't using this ability continuously put pressure on you?"
"No problem. It's very easy."
Satoru walked over enthusiastically.
He had already figured out how to exploit this new function.
Cast a wide net and catch many fish!
As long as he could find more potential part-timers, he could grow stronger just by lying down and earning a share.
Granting Himejima Akeno a white talent, Satoru also gave one to Kiba and Koneko respectively.
As Rias's carefully selected familiars, Akeno and the other two naturally had good talents of their own.
After the talent effects activated, the strength of the three, like Rias, significantly increased.
However, compared to their happy expressions, Koneko at this moment showed a distressed look.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing something amiss, Satoru asked.
"My bloodline has been completely activated…"