Tadak, tadak.
The first noise he heard was the crackling sound of firewood tickling his ears. Accompanying it was the sound of a book’s pages being turned.
When he slowly opened his eyes, he could see the ceiling lit by the reddish glow of candles and stoves, as well as a girl flipping through a book sitting at his bedside.
Black hair and gray eyes.
It was Emily.
She hadn’t even noticed Callius waking up, such was her concentration.
What kind of book was it that made her so engrossed?
‘Textbook of Northern Swordsmanship?’
It didn’t seem like a book a twelve-year-old would want to read with such intense focus.
As he didn’t want to disturb her, Callius began to quietly go over his own physical state.
Circulating power from the toes to the fingertips.
‘The wounds are all healed.’
The wounds inflicted by the orc general had already healed.
The efficacy of holy water truly great.
Even a mortal wound had healed perfectly.
There were a few scars, but he managed to survived without any damage, so that wasn’t a problem.
When he took a closer look just to make sure, his body was actually in very good condition.
Better than before, even.
「Callius von Jervain」
「Occupation」 – Pilgrim
「Spirit」 – Level 3
「Divine Power」 – 6251/6251
「Talent」 – [Bard’s Blessing – Best]
「Characteristics」 – [Verse of Grace] [Nobility’s Duty] [Scapegrace of the Count Family] [Death Verse Composition] [Prodigal Son of the Order] [Gluttony] [Tricolour Eye]
[Ability]
Strength – 81 (30)
Agility – 55 (30)
Skill – 16
Health – 50 (30)
Faith – 73
Several stats had increased.
Strength had risen from 76 to 81, and skill, from 13 to 16.
Health, from 47 to 50.
He didn’t know why that went up.
Perhaps because he’d pressed his body to the limit while crossing the boundary of life and death.
While deeply contemplating, Callius noticed a startling change.
‘When did my Six Peak Flowers technique evolve?’
Except for the two buds that’d been already present in elixir field, there was now one more.
The third bud of the Six Peak Flowers technique was about to be completed.
‘Is this the effect of Death Verse Composition?’
Did the realization he’d gained at that time have an impact on the Six Peak Flowers technique?
He thought about it for a while, but couldn’t come up with a concrete answer.
But it was quite a pleasing occurrence.
Although it was not yet complete, the divine power had gathered, spinning.
The third bud in his elixir field was still unfinished.
It was appropriate, considering that he had one last step left.
‘That last battle, and holy water. And perhaps the enlightenment of Death Verse Composition?’
But Callius’ expression soon sank back into calmness.
Six Peak Flowers technique is originally rooted on Three Peaks (三峯).
The difficulty rises sharply from creating the third bud.
Till the second peak the process is simple, but from the third, the difficulty of condensing a new bud is like creating a star in the sky.
‘It would be difficult even if several sacred stones came out as quest rewards.’
It’d be difficult to do it with just sacred stones, or eating a dragon’s heart or drinking its blood. Maybe it’d be difficult unless you have the holy relic or even the holy grail of a God.
The reason being that from the third peak, you have to construct a vein that connects the three buds.
You need to create a flow of spiritual force that circulates between the three buds.
Only then can you be said to have truly achieved three peaks.
Since you have to create something from nothing inside your elixir field, the level of difficulty is naturally different.
‘I’ll have to do it step by step. Maybe something helpful will come out as a reward.’
I remember getting some rewards?
『Fatalite’s Wheel – Complete』