[Does the host wish to transform True Longinus into his Sacred Gear?]
[Yes] [No]
''As if I would be crazy enough to refuse that.'' Altair commented with a smile on his face.
But just as he was about to press 'Yes', he thought of something and decided to ask the system.
''System, will this have any side effects?''
Altair knew that nothing this good could come for free like this, especially from this system of his that was not very reliable. Of course, if the system told him that there were no problems, then he would easily accept to have a new Sacred Gear, especially when that Sacred Gear, is True Longinus.
[Yes]
''Shit, it's just as I imagined...'' Altair thought relieved. Luckily he stopped to think before accepting a new Sacred Gear.
[Should you accept True Longinus as a new Sacred Gear, your statuses will have a limit, where you can no longer distribute points in your statuses]
Altair's eyes widened at this news, as this system limitation was extremely cruel.
He sighed in dismay. ''This is clearly a nerf.''
Having the most powerful Longinus in exchange for no longer being able to level up his statuses with system points... This was very cruel, and something Altair could not accept.
At first it might have made a little sense for him to accept this limiter, but Altair knew that against very powerful opponents the True Longinus might not be very effective, and the more he thought about it the more depressed he became.
He remembers when Cao Cao attacked Ophis, at that time he managed to make a huge hole in Ophis' stomach, but Altair knew that that wound was practically non-existent, so much so that a few seconds after Cao Cao's attack, the hole in Ophis' stomach had regenerated.
So he didn't want to give up being able to put system points into his status, after all his points had no limits, and he could get stronger infinitely, and should he put a limiter there, then it would be the same as cutting off his legs.
''I can't believe I'm going to do this...'' he commented sighing. And without a second thought, he pressed the 'No' option.
Altair put the True Longinus away in his inventory, and began to think about what to do. He knew that even though he didn't have the Longinus as his Sacred Gear, he could still use it, but unfortunately he couldn't use Truth Idea, a completely broken forbidden ability.
He knew that if he used this skill successfully not even the two heavenly dragons in their prime could defeat him, and that just shows how strong this forbidden skill was.
''All I can do at the moment is train, and complete this Quest soon.'' Altair said to himself to try and motivate himself.
Altair knew that at some point, he will have to accept True Longinus as Sacred Gear, but it won't be now, he first intends to become stronger, so that in the future he won't suffer so much. And while he is not strong enough, he will keep the True Longinus in storage.
With this in mind, Altair used the Kai Kai and teleported to the nearest desert, since he didn't intend to destroy nature with his training, or draw unnecessary attention.
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''So... What did you think?'' Inquired Jeanne sitting lazily on the couch.
She had just taken a shower, and was now resting a bit, especially after she had read a story from the bookshelf her master had.
The funny thing was that she had only noticed that shelf in her master's room when she stopped to look more closely.
"I don't know... I haven't finished yet. Artoria answered vaguely, as if she was not paying attention to Jeanne's words, and in fact, she was not paying attention because at this moment all her attention was on a book in her hand.
Jeanne who saw this, had a vein pulsing on her forehead, but she soon calmed down because the book Artoria was reading was a little different from the one she had read in her master's room.
"Tell me, what is the title of this book? Jeanne asked curiously, since it was rare for her to see Artoria so focused on something other than her master.
''Hm... The name is a bit complicated...''
''I think it's called... Tales of Demons and Gods.'' Artoria answered the name of the book with a tone of uncertainty, as he found that title large and a bit strange.
''That is indeed a big title, the one I had read was called... Against the Gods.'' Jeanne commented, as she thought about the next book she might read from her master's shelf.
Then a smile appeared on Jeanne's face, as she approached Artoria, and before Artoria could say or do anything, Jeanne attacked her, and her goal was simply to take the book from Artoria's hand so that she could read it, since her curiosity was at its peak.
''LET ME READ IT TOO!'' Jeanne shouted as she threw herself on top of Artoria.
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Back to Altair...
It had been about three hours since he had started training to improve himself in RE Taekwondo. And he was still training in the desert without any rest. Even if the scorching sun tired him, he didn't intend to stop.
Punches and kicks were used at the same time...
Small craters were seen on the spot due to the impact of his blows. And as time went by these craters only got bigger. Altair also didn't forget to thank the system for protecting him from catching some kind of disease that could spread through his body.
''I'm getting tired...'' He said with a tired sigh as he threw himself onto the sand that was extremely hot, but for him, the sand was extremely comfortable.
Currently he could barely move his body, and the reason was simple, the Renewed Taekwondo causes a lot of pressure on his body, and even though he got stronger, so did the Taekwondo, so hardly much changed.
Besides, the location he was in was extreme, which made his body tire faster. But despite all the suffering, Altair still thought it was worth it, especially when he saw the system notifications.
[His skill level went up].
- Renewed Taekwondo Lv. 20
In just three hours training, he managed to raise five levels in his skill, and even he didn't believe it was possible. And even if five levels doesn't seem like much, it is still an incredible achievement.
It is worth remembering that he had trained his Mana Control for a whole week and had barely reached level 10, but here he was, going up five levels in just three hours.
Altair also realized that depending on the environment and climate in which he finds himself his skills may evolve differently, and this only proved to be true when he realized how fast he was evolving by training in this extreme desert environment.
But even though he is satisfied that he has gone up five levels in three hours, he knows that he still needs to go up ten more levels, which is why he decided to make a considerable investment in the system store.
''System, please buy me a Senzu Beam.'' Altair asked weakly, while lying still on the desert sand.
[Yes]
[Searching...]
[Item found]
- Senzu Beam (100 points)
[Do you wish to buy this item?]
[Yes] [No]
Wasting no time, Altair pressed 'Yes'.
[The item was moved to his inventory]
Taking the green seed from his inventory, he used the Eye of God to see the details of this seed.
[Senzu Beam: When consumed, the consumer's energy and physical health are restored to maximum]
''Perfect.'' He murmured smiling as he placed the seed in his mouth.
Altair didn't even have to wait long, as the effects of the seed quickly cured him of his fatigue. He knew that this seed was miraculous, but found it strange that it only cost 100 points in the system, but then he realized that there were other even more powerful seeds for sale in the store.
When he took a look, he realized that there were seeds that once you ate them you could quickly light up the heavens. Of course the price of this seed, was commensurate with its effect, as the seed cost 1,000,000,000.
A figure that Altair doubted he could come up with in his lifetime.
He regretted that he was not a Saiyajin since that race benefited enormously from the Senzu Beam.
Now that he was back to his peak, he could continue training, only now he was even more motivated because he noticed that his body was lighter, which showed him that his Spartan training was working.
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Somewhere in the world...
''So... did you make it?'' A being with the appearance of a skull asked.
That being with the skull appearance is precisely Hades, one of the most powerful beings in this world, and also a God.
''Soon my dear, soon...'' An ordinary looking man said quietly while facing Hades with a smiling expression, as if he was not afraid of the being in front of him.
''Hmph... What about that boy? Have you sent someone to test him yet?'' Hades snorted at the man's answer, but soon let it go, and asked another question that he was more curious about at the moment.
''Yes, his name is Altair Lockheart, and the devils apparently made a deal with him.'' The man answered, but this time he no longer had a smile on his face, quite the opposite only seriousness was on his face.
''What about the rumor, is it true?'' Hades kept asking, this was the first time he was so interested in a human.
And he was not the only one interested in Altair, as other Gods also had similar thoughts. And it may seem that that conversation of Altair with Sirzechs was not leaked, but the truth is that this kind of conversation cannot be kept secret for long, especially when the Maou visits a human's home.
''Apparently yes, I didn't dare to approach that apartment, but I could feel the aura of two people... If I had to say, those two people could easily rival Sirzechs who are said to be the strongest Maou since the real Lucifer.''
The man said in a serious manner. And even he did not believe his words at the moment. Since when did people who could be equivalent to the Maou become commonplace? And the scariest thing about it was that these two people seemed to serve that human.
Hades didn't ask any more questions for a while, but you could see that he was in a thoughtful state, and soon after a long silence he spoke again.
''Tell three generals to go after this human, it seems that he is not in his apartment... Also, tell them not to hesitate to kill him.'' Hades calmly spoke those words, as if Altair's life was in the palms of his hand.
''Yes...'' The man nodded his head in agreement and soon withdrew from the place they were in, he intended to call three generals of Hades with a decent force, since he didn't want anything to go wrong in this little 'expedition'.
Hades seeing that the man had left, also decided to leave.
''I need to get rid of the problems while they are still small...'' He muttered before disappearing from the place he was in.
Little did Altair know that he had attracted a huge amount of trouble to himself, and even if his apartment is protected by a barrier and by two extremely strong girls, that doesn't mean that he is safe.
After all, if the people interested in him could not enter his apartment, then they would just wait nearby while watching his steps, which is why Hades knew that Altair was not in the apartment at the moment.
Even if Altair had used the Kai Kai to go to the desert, he could still leave traces, for example, when using the Kai Kai, a small remnant of mana remained in the air, making it possible for stronger beings to judge where he had moved.
Maybe this disadvantage will disappear in the future, since the Kai Kai is currently a level 01 ability. But Altair will only know this in the future.
