Chapter 119
Translator: Kell Editor: Weasalopes
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New Job Classes and a Visitor in the Attic
So far, Hikaru had nine job classes .
Assassination God: Night Stalker2
Stealth God: Darkness Wanderer2
Throwing God: Dead Shot2
Chaos God: Eye of the Storm3
Woods Strolling God: Forest Walker4
Labyrinth Exploring God: Dungeon Walker4
Heaven Searching God: Sinner4
Dull Town Night Burglar God: Town Thief6
City, Town, and Village People Rescue God: Civilian10
And now he had two more:
Wide Area Detection God: Grand Sonar4
Lower Class Heaven’s Messenger: Lesser Angel5
Hikaru barely took any breaks in his journey from Borderzard to Satin Elka . He planned to test his new classes once things settled down, and now the chance had come .
He could tell what Grand Sonar was . It probably appeared when he maxed out his Detection Expansion . He’d experienced the power of the Skill firsthand . Now it was time to set his job class to Grand Sonar and activate Mana Detection .
Hikaru groaned from the overwhelming headache, as though his head was going to split . As always, too much information entered his brain . But the radius was still the same—one kilometer .
「It’s still the same… What gives? Wait…」
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He noticed he could narrow down the scope of his sonar .
「Hmm?」
He got up from the bed and focused his mind ahead . As it turned out, only information from up ahead came to him . A person cooking in the kitchen, a stray dog in the back alley, a carriage passing by, a kid taking a bath… The amount of information lessened, easing the pain he felt .
「This is extremely handy . 」
Up until now, useless information—even from above and below—was compressed and sent to his brain . Now he could activate it for a longer period . And instead of an intense headache, his head felt just a bit hot .
「Holy crap…」
He felt omnipotent knowing where everyone was at a wide range . Blood started dripping from his nose . He hurriedly deactivated his Mana Detection after getting too carried away .
「I need more practice . Man, this is stupid . Who gets a nosebleed? I’m glad Lavia is not around to see this . Moving on . 」
Wiping the blood off with a cloth, Hikaru lay down on the bed once more .
「What’s this Lesser Angel thing? A low-class angel?」
He set his job class to Lesser Angel, but nothing happened . No halo on top of his head, or wings on his back . A trumpet didn’t appear in his hands either . He couldn’t feel anything holy .
「Why did this class appear anyway? If there’s a lower class, then that means there’s a middle class, and advanced class . 」
He had no idea why it appeared at all . His Soul Board didn’t have anything related to angels either . While he maxed out Detection Expansion, no derivative Skill popped up .
「All right, I got nothing . I wonder if there’s some place where they study job classes . Or maybe there’s a book out there that compiles all known classes . I should check once I get back to the academy . 」
A long time had passed since the development of the soul card system . There should be books about job classes somewhere . He set aside the issue for now, and thought about his next move .
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「Why did the Four Stars have to give me troubling information…」
Hikaru let out a long sigh and closed his eyes . He needed a nap for his plans tonight .
Margrave Grugschilt’s domain was located adjacent to Forestia . As such, winter season came early . Still, snow probably wouldn’t start falling until about a month later . But the night was still chilly . Firewood was already burning in the hearth a little earlier than usual .
Only a few residences in Satin Elka could afford such luxury . One of them was Margrave Grugschilt, governing lord of the town .
「It’s been a while, Lawrence . 」
「I’m glad to see you well, Lord Grugschilt . And…」
The captain glanced at the man standing by the hearth . A slender old man . He only saw him a few times before, but the aura of the man now was clearly different from the one in his memories .
「Sir Gafrasti N . Valves . 」
Gafrasti was staying at Grugschilt’s place . Lawrence came, knowing he was here . The captain thought he was a high-strung scholar, but he seemed relaxed as he stared at Lawrence, wisdom in his eyes .
That woman beside him has a strange air to her… Lawrence thought .
Apparently the woman protecting Gafrasti was not from this kingdom . She was probably just a bodyguard, seeing as Grugschilt didn’t introduce her .
「I don’t go by that name anymore . Right now, I’m Gafrasti G . Poelnxinia . 」
After questioning the legitimacy of the current throne, Gafrasti incurred the wrath of the king and turned to Grugschilt for help . The Margrave believed the historian’s claims and was still protecting him until now . That was the extent of Lawrence’s knowledge on the current situation .
Lawrence hesitated when he received the letter from the Margrave inviting him over . After mulling it over, he came .
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「I heard you came alone . 」
Grugschilt watched Lawrence carefully . He had a fine beard, his hair, streaked with gray, tied to the back . The man had protected the border for years . He always fought in the frontlines during wartime . While he didn’t possess the brute strength that Lawrence had, his presence was just as commanding .
「Yes, Sir . 」Lawrence politely answered .
Grugschilt was twice as old as Lawrence . The captain himself had trained with the Margrave’s army in the past .
「Mobilizing the whole Order would draw attention . And alone it’ll only take me three to four days to come and go back . 」
「Also you’re much stronger when you don’t have anyone else to protect . 」
「I simply prioritized mobility . 」
Like Grugschilt pointed out, even if Lawrence was surrounded by enemies, he could deal with them alone . If other knights accompanied him, it would be difficult to ensure everyone made it out alive . That is, of course, if the Margrave was an enemy .
「Let us get to the main issue, Lord Grugschilt . Convince me that Sir Gafrasti’s claims are indeed true . 」
The Margrave glanced at Gafrasti, who nodded slowly .
With his Stealth activated, Hikaru listened in on the three men’s conversation . There were four of them in the room, but Aglaia van Houtens was focused on guard duty and showed no signs of joining the conversation .
Gafrasti produced Poelnxinia’s family tree and began explaining . He talked fluently . The parchment itself reacted magically to the blood of the royal family . It was enough to convince anyone . Lawrence’s serious expression didn’t change, but he was quiet . He was probably only half-convinced—no, he came here with eighty percent doubt . But now he was astonished by the credibility of Gafrasti’s claims .
The old man sure has changed…
Hikaru was surprised at Gafrasti’s change as well . The historian’s body looked thin, but he exuded an air of royalty .
Hikaru recalled a book he read back in Japan . Not everyone could become the prime minister of Japan, the man on top of the government . But there were times when someone incompetent took the position . Yet as soon as they became Prime Minister, their aura changed, so to speak .
A position turns a person into someone who fit such a position .
This is getting more and more complicated…
Hikaru’s plan was to enter the kingdom, punch the king in the face, and threaten—rather, convince him not to lay a hand on Lavia ever again . But he changed his mind after talking with the Four Stars of the East .
According to Selyse, Ponsonia was in a state of chaos . The faction opposed to the current throne was growing in strength . A rift had formed in the government, with Margrave Grugschilt at its head . And at the eye of this storm was none other than Gafrasti N . Valves .
The assassination of Count Morgstad was also a major reason why things turned out this way . The Count strongly supported the current king . With his death, the balance of power between the nobility collapsed, and many sided with the Margrave, hoping to turn the tables around .
They make it sound like this is all my fault… Although I am somewhat responsible .
If a civil war broke out, the ordinary citizens would bear the burden . Hikaru couldn’t pretend that the matter didn’t concern him, so he travelled all the way to Satin Elka . He wanted to know what the Margrave’s plan was for this kingdom .
I won’t go as far as stopping a civil war, but I have to at least do my part so I can sleep peacefully at night .
Gafrasti had just finished explaining . Lawrence had gone silent for a while now .
Does this mean the Captain of the Order is now on their side? In that case, the king’s in danger . Or put it another way, the conflict will be over quick . I guess old man Gafrasti will become king, then? Hmm… Hikaru folded his arms, thinking .
Grugschilt opened his mouth to speak . What he said next shocked Hikaru .
「Lawrence . This is also vengeance for his death . 」
「I didn’t know you were still hung up on that, Sir . 」
「Why, of course I am . I would’ve foiled their plot if I stayed with him . We wouldn’t have lost such a young, gifted man . 」
The Margrave heaved a deep sigh . His heavy feelings of regret suddenly made him look ten years older .
「Viscount Zaracia wouldn’t have died . His son who was studying the art of crossing worlds… Roland, was it? I heard he went missing . I wanted to put him under my protection . 」