In his previous life, Reiger's background was the complete opposite of his current life.
Unlike the original owner, he was not born into a humble rural family but into a wealthy household, a young master who grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth.
Yet, Reiger was not a second-generation rich, but a third-generation.
His grandfather was once the wealthiest man, a self-made magnate who struggled for decades in the world, eventually seizing the era's trends and grasping business opportunities, overwhelming countless competitors.
Being born into such a family, Reiger should logically have been an object of envy and jealousy.
However, fate played a joke on Reiger.
Because, Reiger was not a second-generation rich.
The second generation rich was his biological father, someone who was spoiled due to being born in a wealthy family, becoming a typical wastrel.
He was not only uneducated but also spent his days indulging in hedonistic pursuits, using his family's power to bully men and dominate women, a typical villain found in urban novels.
Reiger was not a child willingly born out of a marriage but a mistake his father made during his reckless escapades, for which Reiger's biological mother sought accountability, resulting in a reluctant marriage enforced by Reiger's grandfather.
Given such circumstances, one can imagine how Reiger was treated after he was born.
At any rate, from the time Reiger had memories, his biological father hardly ever came home throughout the year, treating him as if he did not exist at all, living the same lifestyle before and after the marriage without any change.
Reiger's biological mother wasn't much better.
That woman had intentionally gotten close to Reiger's father with the calculated aim of marrying into a wealthy family and becoming a rich lady.
Thus, after achieving her goal, she too led the life she had dreamed of as a young madam, living separately and indulging as she pleased, rumored to be even more scandalous than her titular husband.
Therefore, Reiger's childhood could be described as nearly orphaned.
As for Reiger's grandfather, he did not disregard Reiger as his parents did.
However, perhaps due to complete disappointment in his son, the grandfather's education for Reiger was extremely strict, imprinting on him not just academic knowledge from textbooks and tutoring books since he had memories, but also lessons in high society etiquette and an introduction to finance.
Reiger's childhood passed in such a way.
Fortunately, Reiger had an exceptional memory from a young age, so remarkable that he could remember a vast amount of information rapidly, whether he understood it or not, as long as he put some effort into memorizing. This allowed Reiger to maintain excellent academic performance throughout his life, greatly pleasing his grandfather.
But, precisely because of his extraordinary memory, Reiger had a clear recall of many events from his life.
Such as being kidnapped at the age of six and nearly killed by the kidnappers.
Such as encountering a car accident at the age of twelve, where the driver, upon seeing that he hadn't died, nearly rushed over crazily to finish him off.
Such as at eighteen, when his relatives smiled and blessed him at his coming-of-age ceremony, and later it was found that the wine they toasted him with contained trace amounts of poison.
And such as...
Those dirty deeds that reckoned to exist only in dramas or novels, events that Reiger couldn't believe were genuinely happening, kept recurring in his life, over and over again.
Gradually, Reiger became numb and got used to it.
He felt numb to the occasional attempts by others to harm him.
He grew accustomed to having his food checked for poison before each meal.
Even later, when his grandfather arranged a match for him to marry a so-called well-matched woman who was nearly a hundred pounds heavier than him, Reiger did not express any opinion.
However, from that time on, Reiger began to seek various types of thrills madly.
Rock climbing, parkour, bungee jumping, surfing, extreme off-roading, extreme water skiing, extreme roller skating, skydiving, hang gliding, and so on—Reiger had tried them all. He had even survived in the wilderness of a forest; the man seemed stimulated by it all.
It was during these adventures that Reiger accidentally acquired a dimensional cube, which then transported him to a world of swords and magic.
Now, reflecting on his life, what arose in Reiger's heart was not gratitude but a deep anger.
"What have I actually obtained in this life?"
"What have I actually pursued in this life?"
"Nothing at all!"
All that was past had not been his desire.
All of his current life had not been what he envisioned.
As a result, the life Reiger had once lived seemed, just like the memories that now swept through him, void of any gains.
The anger in his heart was not directed at others, but at himself.
At this version of himself that seemed to have everything but actually possessed nothing.
"If that's the case, it might be better to abandon everything from the past!"
Since he had already left his original world, and had encountered this incredible event, this time, he must live for himself.
"Run toward the direction I desire!"
"Pursue the things I want!"
"If I can't, then I must not stop my steps!"
Let the numbness of his past life end here.
In this life, even if it means exhausting all I have, I must move forward, reaching out toward those distant wishes.
As Reiger made this vow in his heart, suddenly, he felt it.
Behind him, the hand that had been constantly moving, sketching something until just now, had stopped.
"...No way?"
Loki's voice was no longer distant but seemed astonished, muttering to itself there.
Reiger instantly broke free from the unbearable memories and queried aloud,
"What is it?"
However, no response came to his question.
Loki remained silent, quiet, making Reiger furrow his brows.
"Hmm... Hah... Hahaha...!"
Soon after, Loki laughed, and his laughter grew louder and more excited.
When Reiger could no longer resist turning to look at Loki, Loki had already stood up, dancing around there.
"I've found a treasure! What a treasure!"
One of the strongest clans of Ourali, the main god of Loki's clan, suddenly went wild, dancing and laughing to the skies.
"Last time it was Finn, this time it's Reiger. My luck in the lower realm indeed got better, catching someone on the street again after such a long time, and I struck the jackpot. Damn Frey, let's see how you compete with me now, wahahaha!"
Loki was so excited he lost all sense of propriety, his frenzied manner making Reiger take a few steps back.
"What in the world is happening?"
Reiger could only mutter helplessly.
"Hee hee...hee hee hee..."
After a long while, Loki seemed to have had his fill of madness and approached Reiger with a sly grin on his face.
Seeing this, Reiger reflexively thought about putting on some clothes.
"Don't!" Loki quickly stopped him, his face unable to hide his excitement, and said with a giggly voice, "I haven't even imprinted your ability levels for you to see yet!"
As he spoke, Loki produced a piece of parchment from nowhere, his eyes that had been squinted shut now wide open.
Inside, divine meanings flowed that even Reiger couldn't comprehend.
"Take a good look at the divine favor you have received, my boy," Loki said, unable to suppress his amusement, "and don't you blink, okay?"
Loki pressed the parchment against Reiger's back, twisted his finger, and imprinted Reiger's ability levels onto it.
Seizing the moment, Reiger also turned around to face a mirror in the corner of the divine room.
The next second, Reiger saw the appearance of his own back.
Where there had been nothing but smooth skin, there was now a mark that looked both like a stele and a crest.
The imprint resembled the flag of Loki's clan, both featuring a jester.
This was indeed the divine favor Reiger had received, and it marked him as one of Loki's own, as a child of the god of mischief.
"Done!"
Loki had finished his task and written the ability levels from Reiger's back onto the parchment, then happily handed it over to him with a broad smile.
Reiger took the parchment and looked down at it.
...
Reiger Brillhaut
Lv.1
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic Power: I0
〖——Magic——〗
[Omnipotent]
· Memory magic.
· Cast specific magic based on memory.
· Magic strength determined by "Magic Power."
· Effective only on confirmed magic.
〖——Skills——〗
[Fool's Obsession]
· Transcendent increase in growth rate.
· Transcendent increase in growth limit.
· The deeper the Obsession, the stronger the effect.
· Effect significantly intensifies when overcoming extreme dangers.
[Endless]
· Attain the highest level development ability "Healing Power."
· Attain the highest level development ability "Complete Healing."
· Attain the highest level development ability "Abnormal Resistance."
· Increase levels of learned development abilities.
[Self-redemption]
· Immune to physical interference.
· Immune to mental interference.
· Can update ability levels autonomously by consuming corresponding Divine Blood.
· Can accept and enhance benevolent effects targeted at oneself.
...
This was the content on the parchment, and the true nature of the abilities inscribed on Reiger's back.
The Holy Text, originally depicting a jester that mere mortals could not understand, had, under Loki's imprinting, turned into a common language.
While Reiger read the content on the parchment, he murmured to himself.
"One magic and three skills...?"
He had awakened one magic and three skills.
"Aren't you excited, boy?"
Loki patted Reiger's shoulder, his smile growing more unrestrained.
It couldn't be helped.
"While an ordinary person might not have either, you awakened four upon receiving divine favor."
That's why Loki was so thrilled.
Because she really had found a treasure.
She had discovered a tremendous treasure.