"I'm sorry. I won't ever bother you again."
Dowd was dumbfounded, as he watched Tallion bowing his head and apologizing.
Seeing Elijah smiling on the side only made him feel more bewildered.
'…What did she do to make him so docile?'
As expected of the hero candidate, her preaching skills are extraordinary.
After Tallion disappeared, Trisha suddenly approached me with a solemn look, as I was on my way to get my items graded.
"Excuse me, Mr. Dowd."
"Yes?"
"…Please be nice to Elijah. No, but don't be too nice either."
"…"
What is she talking about all of a sudden?
Staring at her wide-eyed, Trisha continued with slight tremors.
"You don't seem to know it yet, and I also didn't realize it until now, but there's something off about Elijah. It could get bad if mishandled."
"…What do you mean?"
"When I saw her fight Armand's eldest son earlier, she was on the verge of crossing the line, to the point where one side could have been seriously hurt. Normally, Elijah would have just sent him away, she wouldn't have drawn her sword like that."
"…"
"I am certain that whenever Mr. Dowd is mentioned, she gets dark… No, she gets extremely angry. Should I say that it's like she's losing her sense of judgement?"
"…"
"It could get worse in the future. Mr. Dowd might get implicated if she didn't like something."
Thank you for the deathly ominous warning.
'…Why are there so many dangerous things these days?'
I thought as I watched Trisha disappear with quick steps.
Seriously, it feels like the whole world is against me.
I turned my gaze away, sighing.
First off, I need to check the system prompts that popped up earlier.
▼ Elijah Krisanax
[ Interest Level 1 ] >>> [ Interest Level 2 ]
[ Rewards Available! ]
[ Negative Mark 1 Stack ]
[ Rewards Available! ]
[ Character has partly changed under your influence! ]
[ She is an important character. Increase the mark stack to get something special! ]
[ Evil Ruler usable for 1 time! ]
▼ Talion Armand
[ Negative Mark 1 Stack ]
[ Rewards Available! ]
[ Historically lost sanity under your influence! ]
[ Evil Ruler usable for 1 time! ]
"…"
Opening the system never ceases to surprise me everytime.
I know that the Negative Mark is from 'He Who Touches Pitch Shall Be Defiled Therewith'. The problem is, aside from Tallion, why is Elijah also involved?
""
Sighing, I tapped the system window.
[ Received Gift Reward from 'Elijah'. ]
[ Received 500pts. ][ Current Points: 2,500pts ]
[ Received 1 'Evil Seed'. ]
[ Received Gift Reward from 'Tallion'. ]
[ Received 1 'Evil Seed'. ]
Evil Seed?
What's this?
[ Evil Seed ]
[ Currency: Special ]
[ Can be exchanged for a special skill in the Points Store. ]
[ Skills available for purchase in the store has been updated! ]
My eyes widened.
'Special skill?'
A special skill is a consumable skill that you can use regardless of job class. It's usually a one-time usage and can be purchased at store.
It's basically like an item that you can 'buy and use'.
However, it was not called 'special' for nothing. Simply put, in certain situations, its efficiency is far superior to that of any other item.
'Let's check the store…'
Indeed, like the prompt says, there were new things available.
Each of which boasted a powerful effect.
'…I'll think about how to get more Evil Seeds later.'
Negative Marks are morally and practically difficult to obtain just from anyone.
I'll probably have to search for suitable candidates.
There are those who will get corrupted later, like Tallion, and there are those who have supposedly good tendencies that are somehow worse than those who are evil. I guess that's a flaw in the system?
With that in mind, I got a handful of items and went back.
Then, there I saw a lying Conrad on the ground, drenched in sweat.
"…"
What is he doing?
"…What are you doing?"
"Iya, you brought so much stuff…"
The man in question gave a lengthy answer.
"How did you end up like this?"
"That frigging, the Student Council President kept pushing to go to the forest, so I told her to knock me down first then she can go."
"…"
I am at a loss.
"So did you fight?"
"We fought."
What a crazy school!
The Student Council President is fighting the Dean just because?
The area literally looked like it was bombed, with craters everywhere. It's like the aftermath of a fight between two kaijus.
"So knocked her out and gave her to the Student Council. Man, her skills have really improved…"
He was saying this proudly.
'…Still, the Dean overpowered Elnore.'
Even if she's the Final Boss, she's still in her growth phase. Looking at it now, it seems that she hasn't even reached half of her peak strength yet.
"What's my grade?"
I asked with a bitter smile, while Conrad checked the items inside the bag I brought.
"Perfect score. Just the quantity alone, you're in first place."
"…"
Didn't he judge it too fast?
Then, as if he knew what I was thinking, Conrad snorted and said.
"What you've brought are high-quality materials, that's on the same level as the ones procured by experts."
"…Yes, I guess so."
Although the intention was to piss Tallion off, it is indeed true that they are all high-quality.
"Take that and go see Percy. She'll like it."
"Yes?"
"You also have a wish ticket from her anyway, so might as well get some extra points."
Conrad said with a smile.
"…How so?"
"She's been complaining to me that she's missing most of the things you brought. So if you appear with it right now, you'll look like a savior."
Hmm.
Is that so?
"Then can I ask for something a little bigger with the wish ticket using this?"
"What is it? She'll probably able to do most things."
"Uh, so…"
I took a moment to organize my thoughts.
There are many conditions required to capture the 'Purifier', but the first thing that comes to mind…
"I'd like to ask for a bomb with enough power to explode the entire academy.."
"…"
Conrad immediately shut his mouth.