𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗖.
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 4–𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻
𝗔𝗡: 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼...𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 100 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼!
I must have slept for a long time, cause the next time i opened my eyes, night had fallen. I felt a gentle weight upon me and i glanced down, noticing that i was wrapped inside my mother's arms. Her hands curved around my body in such a way that none of the pressure would fall on me.
Of course, my eyes briefly went to her...huge appendages..that were almost thrusting against my chest. I felt the soft but firm flesh upon my naked skin but this time i was so-o-o tired that i managed to ignore them. Barely but surely.
... okay, maybe not. I did guiltily glance down once more to see her white lacy cloth barely cover her huge boobs but i managed to ignore them when i noticed my twinkling notifications.
[𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗽]– 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝘃𝗹 1
[𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗽]...
I waved the notifications away without looking further, directly opening my status.
'Status'
𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗲𝗹
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 6 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗚𝗼𝗱/𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹/𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱
𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿: 3
𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 229
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 990/20000
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 1200/20000
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 20000/20000
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮: 941/21900
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 9400/22600
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵: 215
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱: 250
𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 238
𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 219
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 226
𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹: 31
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁: 200
𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 114
𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (1/10)
𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘁 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 4)
𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 4)
𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
[𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲
[𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲
𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 3)
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
[𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺]- 𝗧𝘄𝗼-𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 3)
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (1/10)
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 (3/10)
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 70/100
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 70/100
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 90/100
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 90/100
I felt a sweet sense of satisfaction go through me as i observed all of my upgrades and level ups, especially the tier upgrade. But one thing was gnawing on my mind, and that was the points. Had i just Increased my strength and speed, wouldn't i have had an easier time against that dragon? ...or perhaps not. The tier difference has been too huge to catch-up by a few points. But it would've surely made some difference. Why was i saving these points anyway? They were meant to be used. They gave me an edge in terms of stats, where I'd be able to fight opponents at higher levels than me.
Without wasting time, i instantly put 15 points in strength, bringing it to 230. The dragon's single tail smack almost killed me. There was no questioning the usefulness of strength stat.
Then, i put 2 in dexterity, 1 in endurance and 4 in constitution, to bring them all in perfect 0s. After further consideration, i added another 10 points in speed, dexterity, and constitution. These were the things that kept me alive in the fight and i definitely wished to live further.
Now the conundrum was, Where should i put the rest of my points? The obvious choice was mental, considering it was the only stat that had not grown even a bit since my rebirth. Even after unlocking all of my powers and the full system, my mental stat was the same. Plus i really needed to figure out..well, everything in this mind-numbing world. Increasing my mental stat could be the way to figure out where the hell was i, what the fuck was my purpose here, and what should i do from here.
I clicked on mental stat to fill it up with points but instead of giving a sign to add the points, it gave me 3 options.
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 8/30 (𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹)
𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺: 8/35 (𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺)
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹: 15/35 (𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹)
'What the hell. The mental stat is divided into three? Why did i never notice this before...Probably because i never needed to.'
Whatever. So 30 is the highest possible intelligence a being can reach, while 35 is the peak for wisdom and will, and together the total is 100. O-okie.
I have to say though, knowing that the system considered me highly intellectual did wonders to my pride. I've always done well for myself in my school and stuff, but having confirmation that i was above average was nice. The fact that i had less than 1/3rd possible peak of intelligence was conveniently forgotten.
I wasn't really surprised to note that i had such high Will. I'd often wondered why i usually never gave up on things nowadays, even when it seemed boring and worthless. In my old life, I couldn't hold a single hobby to save my life. Even after making numerous new-year resolutions to exercise daily, i never actually followed through. This wasn't a problem for me anymore. Hell, the fact that i actually stuck to my promise of travelling the whole journey from northern Iraq to Japan on foot, even though i always had my mother's option to teleport available, should say something about my will. I definitely inherited this from my parents, and i was seriously grateful.
But now i had the option to directly increase my mental stats. My main focus was intelligence of course. That thing could help me a lot with figuring things out, plus it'll probably make using demonic magic a whole lot easier considering it worked on imagination.
And so, i directly put 7 points in intelligence to bring it to...8. what? Nothing seemed to change. The number was still the same. Didn't i put the points?
Bewildered, i checked the remaining points and indeed, they had gone down from 62 to 55. What happened? Is it...hmm. cautiously, i put 3 more points in the stat and as I'd guess, the number finally went from 8 to 9. Without thinking too much, i once again dumped a full 10 points pack in intelligence and it went from 9 to 10.
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 10/30 (𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁)
Okay, so 10 points to increase a single intelligence. In hindsight, it was pretty stupid of me to consider it to increase with every point. I could've just maxed out my intelligence in one swell swoop in that case, leaving behind even gods and immortals. Still, i didn't understand why the hell do the system not record these mental stats in hundreds like the rest of the stats. Why limit it to 100 and then have me use 10 points to increase a single intelligence? Just divide the mental stats in three with 300, 350, 350 distribution and boom! It's consistent.
Whatever. The fact remains that now i only have 42 points remaining. Should i push my mental even further, or should i see what the hell spirit stat is... Spirit stat it is.
Suddenly an idea came to me. It was a simple and basic idea, but one that i hadn't considered before. The system never did anything without a reason, just like it most likely did not give those mental titles to me just to stroke my pride. No, i was beginning to understand that this thing was a more complex tool than I'd been thinking.
So instead of blatantly wasting points, i clicked around the spirit stat to see if there is a system created explanation for the stat. I couldn't find any virtual buttons but in the end, i simply focused on the stat and willed what i needed.
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.
𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁: 750
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿.
I felt like berating myself for not realising this simple fact. Had i Increased my spirit, my electricity and holy spears would've been more useful against the dragon. This literally said that tier didn't affect spirit. Though it probably meant in terms of power, cause all of my magical energies were calculated by spirit and Increased with tier.
If my calculations were right, it was now measured by multiplying spirit with 100. At tier 1, it was 10, then tier 2 was 50, and now 100. Pretty consistent all things considered.
Though i wondered about maximum potential spirit. I checked mum's status quickly. Her spirit was 650, and her tier was minor god's tier. So 750 should mean i have atleast major god level potential, right? But this seemed to be a natural growth thing, without the system's interference.
I wanted to immediately Increase the stat but i was still hesitant. Spirit stat's growth was quite inconsistent. It could go on for months without a single change before suddenly getting a 10 boost like it did now. Will adding more affect its natural growth?
Maybe, maybe not. But you know what they say? Nothing ventured nothing gained.
So I ended up putting 32 points in spirit and the other 10 to bring intelligence up by a point again.
'Status'
𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗲𝗹
𝗔𝗴𝗲: 6 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗚𝗼𝗱/𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹/𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱
𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿: 3
𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 229
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 990/23200
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 1200/23200
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 20000/23200
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮: 1091/22000
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 9700/24000
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵: 230
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱: 260
𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 250
𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 220
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 240
𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹: 34
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁: 232
𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀: 0
𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀:
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (1/10)
𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝘁 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 4)
𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 4)
𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
[𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲
[𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻] 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲
𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗹𝘃𝗹 3)
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
[𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺]- 𝗧𝘄𝗼-𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 3)
𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀–
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (1/10)
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 (3/10)
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 5)
𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗟𝘃𝗹 2)
𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 70/100
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 70/100
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 90/100
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 90/100
Nice. I also bought up the intelligence and spirit stat boxes to take a last look.
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 11/30 (𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁)
𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺: 8/35 (𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺)
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹: 15/35 (𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹)
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.
𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁: 782
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿.
So the points do make my maximum spirit potential increase. This was broken, cause now i could actually max my raw power to surpass everyone in the world! ...well, hopefully the gods and devils also follow the rules of my system, instead of being some vague '???' Entities who i could never hope to match.
Damn, that'll suck.
I yawned suddenly, and realised how tired i felt still. I wanted to properly appreciate my skill upgrades, especially my expert Spear-wielding title, but sleep seemed a much better prospect right now.
Another yawn, and my decision was decided. I borrowed further inside my mother's arms, for the first time not caring about how much our naked skin was touching. The comfortable warmth of my mother made me ignore everything; like the fact that we were actually sleeping on a bed instead of a tent, or the fact that i could hear the horns of vehicles and no chirping and growling of wild animals, or the fact that my mother's twin melons were directly in my face. My tiredness, mixed with mother's assuring embrace and warmth, dragged me back to sleep quickly.
Everything else can wait.
"...Michael can help you.."
The words echoed in my mind as i blearily opened my eyes.
"...not a strat devil.."
The sound of conversation was coming from somewhere above me. My sleepy mind wondered if i was in an underground tunnel.
"...a mistake i...not repeat..."
That last sentence woke me up fully as i heard my mother's gentle voice gain a steely edge. Who was she talking to? A male, i was sure. Was this the guy that mother told me about? Where the hell was i anyway?
[𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 8 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀]– 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝘁 100% 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.
I rubbed my eyes slowly, before glancing around the room. I found myself in a... religious cavern? It was a large hollow room, like some ancient tomb or something. The room was completely dark but i had no problem in making out the sets of stairs that led to the upper floor. Or maybe i was underground and it led to the surface. Whatever the case, i quickly sat up on the comfy bed, and realised with a start that my wings were still spread out. I curled my feathery softies around myself, reveling in their comfort. I wasn't surprised to note that they've healed up fully, and so had my back. Whatever complains i may have had about the system before it's full release, gamer's body has always served me well. 8 hours of good sleep, and even crippling injuries will heal completely.
I stretched my body, touching the floor with straight knees and all that stuff. Then, i made my way for the stairs at the left side of my bed.
My mother and her guest had stopped talking as soon as i started climbing the stairs, probably aware of my wakefulness. The stairs themselves were quite interesting, as white as my wings and spiralling upwards, with small glowing graffiti designs carved upon them. There were lit up torches stuck on the wall which gave more evidence to this being some ancient cavern. But as i finally reached up, i had to admit i was quite wrong.
It was a church. A freaking church with Christ's crosses and big bells hanging from the ceiling. I was standing on some raised platform and a huge wooden cross was standing at the centre of the stage.
I couldn't observe the church more, because my face was suddenly pressed into my mother's shoulders.
"Thank father you are alright! You scared me so much, kael." She whispered softly, her hands tightening around me in a desperate hug.
"I'm fine, mother." I comforted her, patting her head. But my eyes were fixed on the male figure who was sitting on one of the church benches, grinning towards us like a fool.
He was a tall man, standing at over 6 feets atleast. With a small gotee on his sharp chin and black hair with blonde bangs in front, he would probably be considered a handsome man. The guy was dressed in a violet coat akin to heath ledger's joker. And matching violet pants with a dark brown dress shirt. Yep, he was definitely cosplaying joker alright. Well...except that we were still in 1990s and the movies hasn't even been made. But still!
'Observe'
𝗔𝘇𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗹
𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 [𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻] [12-𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱]
𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿: 7 (𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿)
𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 625
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿: 6,000,000/6,000,000
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮: 6,320,000/6,320,000
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 6,140,000/6,140,000
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵: 620
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱: 649
𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 632
𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 610
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 614
𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹: 58
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁: 610
The being was powerful, on the same tier and rank as my mother. I should've felt some respect for him considering he can crush me like a bug, and normally i would've. But as his eyes leered at my mother's behind, annoyance filled me up. And then the bastard met my eyes and gave me a grinning thumb's up.
"Who's the clown mum?" I asked irritatedly, and took no small amount of satisfaction as the fallen angels smile was wiped away in a gaping shock.
"Oh, of course." My mother murmured, but instead of releasing me she picked me up completely and settled me on her hips.
Not wanting to argue in front of this weirdo, i just slipped my arms around her neck and held on.
"This here is my younger brother, Azazel." The man waved at me, getting over his shock. "He is now the leader of the fallen angels, and the one providing us with a house in this city."
"I see." I replied as unenthusiastically as i can.
But luck did not seem to be at my side because my mother decided to leave us alone and go create us some food.
With just each other for company, i expected us to pass it off in awkward silence. But the man had some other plans.
"You have no idea how lucky you are my young friend." The blonde-banged cretin exclaimed, his eyes scanning my mother as she left us. "But you will know one da—argh!"
The man screeched as my hand shot towards his left ear, twisting it with all my strength. Which was a lot after that tier upgrade.
"Wha–!?"
"You will not look at my mother like that." I hissed at the bastard, dragging his face to look him in the eye. "Or i swear i will rip your eyes out of your pathetic goat face!"
"Alright alright, i got it!" The fallen being replied, raising his hands in surrender.
With a huff, i let go of him.
"I get it, you don't want me to look at your mother." The fallen started again, a teasing glint in his eyes as he whispered quietly. "You want to hog her all for yourself."
He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
I looked the being in the eye and nodded seriously. "Damn straight."
"...What?" The man gave me a blank stare before realisation set in, and with narrowed eyes he gave me an appreciative whistle. He then came close to my ears and whispered. "You really are his son aren't you? Pining after your own mother when you are not even ten yet. Your father must be proud."
"You will keep your mouth shut." I replied with a glare, but made sure to whisper as quietly as he did. These damned angelic senses really made keeping secrets a chore.
He pinched his own throat and nodded with a wink. "Your secret is safe with me little brother. Pinkie promise." He extended his little finger towards me.
I looked at the finger with disgust but in the end i stabbed at it with my own pinkie finger. "Whatever."
After that though, the man's entire demeanor seemed to change. "Now, I've heard your wings are quite unique amongst our kind." He still had small lackadaisical smile on his face, but there was a darker edge of thirst and curiosity in his eyes. "I'd love to take a look at them. You know, as payment for my silence." He winked again, trying to seem light and childish.
But I couldn't forget the slight touch of madness in his eyes; the way his eyes lit up at the prospect of something new. This man...he had a curiosity akin to a cartoonish mad scientist.
Still, i couldn't see any harm in showing off my wings. Afterall, who wouldn't wish to be graced by their beauty? I completely understood the guy.
With a push of pure Will, my wings flared out of my back in all their glory.
"Indeed.. she hadn't been joking." The man whispered absently, slightly touching the tips of my snow white wings before tracing the jet black stripes. "Beautiful. And unique. Truly amazing."
I preened under the attention, before a thought struck me all of a sudden. "Are there any more like me?"
"Hmm?" The fallen seemed confused for a second before his eyes lit up. "You mean with similar wings like you? No, there are none. The only being that comes close is your namesake, Michael. His wings are golden. But he wasn't 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 with them now, was he? No, in that, you are still unique."
I decided not to point out that technically I wasn't born with them either. I did unlock them just half a year ago afterall.
"I wonder..." The being continued to murmur absently. "Will they change further as you grow in power? Or perhaps...hmm. Interesting."
Mother came back by that time, balancing a hearty meal on her hands. Azazel hastily backed away, before straightening up like a gentle man, and i pulled back my wings in.
Gabriel shot him a suspicious look. "And may i ask what were you doing, brother?"
The fallen smiled charmingly and opened his mouth to reply, no doubt to spew some A-class bullshit.
"He was gushing at my wings." I answered before him, interrupting whatever lie he could come up with.
He looked at me in utter betrayal. I stuck my tongue out.
"Aza, didn't i tell you to stop with your antics?" Gabriel chastised.
The man gave me a killer look before a smirk found its way into him. "Yes well, see, Mikael here was describing me the levels of appreciation he has for you. Why, he seems quite eager to–argh!"
I pinched his arm from under the bench where mum wouldn't see.
The man swatted my hands and shifted two feets away before shooting me an evil look.
Mother nodded in understanding at his earlier comment. "You shouldn't believe everything he says. My son gives me more credit than i deserve." She then gave me a sweet gentle smile.
I smiled just as brightly in return.
"That's not what i–urgh!?" I cut him off again by a quick kick to the shin.
Unfortunately i couldn't shut his mouth.
"Your son is Bullying me!" The leader of fallen angels whined as he scrambled away from me.
Of course, my mum didn't believe him for a second. She turned her stern eyes on her brother instead. "Aza, stop your antics. Now."
The former angel gaped in shock. "How could this happen to me?" He whispered.
I wanted to do a happy jig but that would probably get me busted. So i settled on shooting him a smug smile.
My mother was simply the best.
After that we sat together on a table conjured by mother, eating the generous portion that she made. The topic of conversation though, was starting to bore me as it changed into serious things, which i could barely follow.
"There is a reason i chose this city for you." Azazel started, much more serious than he was previously. "As of now, this city is held in balance through the coexistence of devils and exorcist. Unfortunately, it won't be long before it is broken."
He sighed tiredly, shoving a small file of papers towards mother. "The peace between the factions will not last long if this information comes out into the open. It will be too much of an advantage for the devils."
"King pieces?" Gabriel muttered absently as her eyes scanned through the text.
Azazel leaned back, waving his hands at Gabriel. "I believe you are the key to achieve true peace, darling sister. You are the most beloved amongst the angels. Even now, they remember you as someone who defended them from the Olympians unwanted attention instead of viewing you as a fallen. Even my own faction has been excited to receive you for the past six years now, and i speak for all the fallen angels when i say that. Upon this, you also have an in with the devils. Yes, you may be a stray currently but that could be easily resolved."
He leaned towards the table, his eyes alit with fire. "Never has this ever happened in the history of our pantheon. A being so closely bound to all the three factions. You, Gabriel, can single-handedly lead the three factions to peace. Just like you always dreamt about, your dream can now come true."
I could see that the words affected her. She looked hopeful and excited for the next few seconds before her gaze met mine and the hope and excitement was replaced by fear and worry.
"I'm sorry, Aza. But i cannot." She pushed back the papers towards him.
The fallen looked genuinely shocked at her gesture. "May i ask why?"
Instead of responding, she stood up from her seat and approached me. I knew what she wanted, and let her hug me to her chest without any protests.
"The old Gabriel was a selfless naive girl who only wanted the best for our world. I'm not her, aza. I'm selfish...and a coward..and i don't wish to face the threat that task will present."
I wanted to protest her harsh words but something told me to keep quiet. To let her throw out everything in her heart. So i simply patted her back and tried not to be discomforted by her massive globes. Now wasn't the time.
"My safety matters little to me, but that is not the only thing i will need to worry about should I take this endeavour. You know the devils– some may be decent, but there are many who will target anyone who is close to me, just to bind me with a leash. And there is only one who truly matters to me. I cannot, aza. Not even the world means anything to me before my child."
My heart clenched at her words, doing cartwheels through my body. I hugged her even closer, kissing her cheeks tightly.
Azazel himself stood quietly. I couldn't see his face, what with my face being burried where it was, but the silence in the air was so thick, you can almost hear the lack of noise.
"...Not even father?" He asked evenly.
Father...God. I almost feared the answer but a part of me knew it was obvious.
"No, brother. Not even him." She spoke the words without a single hesitation.
Could someone die of sweetness overdose? Can anyone get a heartattack by feeling sickening levels of love? Well...my heart was on the mission to find that. So to protect my heart and mind, i focused on azazel instead.
"I see." The man replied calmly. "It's a good thing i never said anything about risking his life then, eh?"
I could literally hear the smugness in his words and cursed him with all my might for breaking such a holy moment as mother abruptly turned towards him.
'No! Give your attention back to me! He doesn't deserve your focus!'
"What do you mean?" Gabriel asked him, ignoring the silent whine my heart gave.
Azazel on the other hand, looked like he was about to tell us his evil master plan.
"Mikael will leave for olympus when he turns eight, will he not?" The fallen asked rhetorically. "No devil is foolish enough to tangle with the greek gods. He will be safe there. As safe as one can be around Greeks of course. But until that time comes, you are free to live in this city. Between the devils and the exorcists, you shall remain hidden."
My mother started contemplating the offer. She turned to glance at me, her eyes silently asking for my input.
"I'm fine with whatever you choose mother." I said with a smile.
But inwards, i just wanted her to reject the offer and be done with it. I did not want my mother to risk her life for others. But i didn't say that out loud because that'll be similar to spitting on her dreams of peace.
Thankfully, mother still looked conflicted. Maybe i can subtlety push her to reject...
Of course, the goat faced bastard took that moment to open his uncontrollable trap mouth.
"Kuoh is also home to one of the best schools in Japan. It will be good for Mikael to spend some time with children his age. Plus, with my magical barriers around the city, Mikael will not attract unwanted attention."
'No. No no no no, please mum no.' I desperately prayed in my mind.
But i knew I'd lost when her eyes twinkled like shining stars. "Very well, azazel. You've convinced me."
God damnit.
"You'd like that wouldn't you, kael?" She cooed at me.
"Of course, mother." I replied, gritting my teeths in annoyance. "It's just fabulous to spend time with six year olds."
I glared at azazel as i spat the words out. The fallen looked at me unrepentantly, a satisfied smile fixed on his face.
"Revenge feels good." He mouthed the words before giving me a thumb's up.
Stupid bastard.
𝗔𝗡: 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗖'𝘀 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹'𝘀) 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝘀!
𝗝𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗹819: 𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗜'𝗺 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗼. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝘅𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲.
𝗫𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿: 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗣𝗠'𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.
𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗴𝘂𝘆7– 𝗛𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 (𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲). 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹...𝗵𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗵𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.