'Yes' Leon answered happily, whether it was in his mind or not, the system would process request.
[If you create skill; probability of Profession defect being triggered is 70%]
'Hmm...the one that allows me do stuff in exchange for my skill huh...it is indeed bothersome. There's no skill I really want to lose right now, but I should see how the defects work because it seems it will be a lot of trouble to deal with...go ahead and create skill'
[Skill has been created]
[Profession defect: THIS IS UNLIKE YOU has been triggered]
[You have lost 30 strength stat in exchange for learning skill: Multiple strike(B)]
Leon suddenly staggered as he felt strength leave his body, he didn't know what to make of the situation. He really wanted to let out his voice and cuss out into the atmosphere. But Arthur and Tessa were too busy fighting each other to care about him. With Tessa keeping Arthur at arm's length as she was a ranged fighter and Arthur continually trying to invade her range which proved futile especially with her perfect control over the webs which doesn't seem to have a cooldown time.
"STOP!!!" Leon converted his yearning to cuss out into a loud shout that succeeded in its purpose.
Both Arthur and Tessa stopped and looked at him.
"What the hell? You don't need to shout that hard" Tessa said.
"I don't understand, you have the time to fight with her, I thought this was your Quest? and you Tess, why are you suddenly attacking a stranger?" Leon asked furiously. None of them except us understood where he's anger was coming from.
"You don't have to be so harsh on me" Tessa muttered and clearly spoke afterwards, "Well, a little girl gave me a Quest to stall her kidnapper till she escapes this place, and she'll give me 100 Ternatis"
"Was she blue haired?" Arthur asked sharply.
"Yes"
"Both of you shut up" Leon said again and faced Tessa, "So let me get this straight, a little girl gave you a quest to stall someone to run away?"
"Yes"
"And then she ran away?"
"Yes"
"Did she tell you where she was running off to?"
"No"
Leon shook his head, "So how did you plan to report quest success and claim your reward?" He asked.
It was until then she realised she didn't think about it. She gave Leon the dumbfounded look which annoyed him. He faced Arthur but found nothing in front of him.
"Atleast this one is sharp"
"Wait, I don't understand" Tessa said, I'm sure the Quest information popped up.
"Of course it will, what do you think triggers quest?"
"NPCs?"
"And have you thought that they can deceive you too..."
Tessa bit her lips, "NPCs can lie?"
'I'm quite shocked myself, the cases where NPCs are lying most times is always amidst a quest. But to meet a random person and lie a quest to them...Age Of Aron's NPC, it won't be an understatement to say that they are more like artificial intelligence...I don't want to say real humans. This bastard Knight too, how can someone be so true to what he says, he waits for me every day and strikes me down immediately he sees a dust of me' "Well now you know, just go do something else" Leon said as he proceeded forth.
"Are you going to the castle?"
"Yes. I've passed my routine death time, I'm sure Finduilas will be missing me already" He said as he walked away, flinging both his hands and walking in an inorderly manner which prompted Tessa to shake her head and look away.
....
Leon arrived in front of the castle gate.
"Lord, you are here?" The soldiers at the castle gate greeted Leon with a bow.
"Right, where is he?"
"He came out briefly to check on you, the commander probably thinks you have given up" The soldier on the right side of the gate said.
"I think you should report this to the Queen, afterall she was the one that appointed you here. The commander might be stubborn but never towards the queen." the soldier on the left side of the gate said.
"No, I've said it several times before now...I am the master of this place. Yes her majesty might have appointed me here, but this is now my responsibility. Even the Queen I know would be disappointed if I go back running to her for help" 'Now that I think about it, I think she deliberately sent me here knowing what was going to happen...that sneaky shifu' "...and I have to be accepted by him for him to serve me"
"Lord, you are amazing, you are a Duke of the kingdom but you still being yourself low to our level" The soldier, Lincon on the left said.
"And you are so simple it's hard to tell that you are a Duke" George said.
[Affinity with soldier Lincon has risen to maximum]
[Affinity with soldier George has risen to maximum]
[They will spread news about you]
[Affinity with soldiers and knights will momentarily rise by 10 ]
"At least you are strong willed..."
[Your Affinity with Knight Finduilas has risen by 20]
"...But that is not enough to get accepted by me" His calloused voice fell down from the top of the walls. He gently placed his hands on his sword and he got in the position to unsheath it with a run.
Leon very swiftly brought out his sword, "Moon run"
His first linear movement smashed him into the wall. "Moon run" From the wall he vertically projected with his colorless aura thickening the air around as he slowly arrived to the top of the wall. While still in mid air Finduilas grabbed his face and threw him away with a spin.
He got in stance again.
"Lightsword: outburst"
From the top of the wall, the yellow line light horizontally drew swiftly past Leon who had not even landed from being thrown. However thanks to that, he was able to see Finduilas perfectly from when he drew the sword to when he was hit.
[Acute Sight synthesis activated]
[Shilgami: Discerning eyes activated]
[Shilgami: Discerning eyes has perfectly comprehended skill: Lightsword; Outburst]
[Do you want to create skill in like manner]
[You have died]
[You have lost 879 experience points]
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[Skill created]
[Due to untimely death, Profession defect was not triggered]