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Archivist Devil?
Lynn's eyes lit up.
The moment Utaha Kasumigaoka became his servant, his physical abilities and magical power saw a significant boost.
It felt as if he had broken through some kind of barrier, smoothly advancing to the rank of a High-Class Devil.
Seeing that Utaha's transformation wasn't quite finished yet, Lynn opened his status panel.
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[Lynn Valifer]
Race: Devil
Rank: High-Class Devil
Authority: None
Servants: Utaha Kasumigaoka
Skills: Devil Piece, Devil Contract, Magic Release, Archivist Devil
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Lynn confirmed his rank before focusing on the new skill, Archivist Devil.
[Archivist Devil]
• Devil's Grimoire: Capable of recording magic, sorcery, and other abilities, which can then be cast through the grimoire. The more detailed the recorded information, the more complete the ability's replica.
• Devil Assimilation: The user's body merges with the Devil's Grimoire, allowing them to embody and channel everything recorded within.
• Accelerated Magic Growth.
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"Seems like a pretty good skill."
Lynn studied the description carefully, feeling that it had a lot of potential.
"Wait, this is...?"
On the other side, Utaha's reincarnation ritual had concluded. She stood there, staring blankly at a thick, floating book.
The book was pitch black, giving off a metallic sheen, and looked incredibly heavy.
"Hold on."
Lynn took her grimoire.
As Utaha's master, and since he possessed the Archivist Devil skill himself, her grimoire was essentially linked to his.
He opened a blank page, pulled a pen from his pocket, and—after giving her chest a rather intense look—lowered his head and began writing in the book.
Utaha's cheeks instantly burned. That's when she realized she was still completely exposed.
Flustered, she quickly adjusted her clothing and nervously scanned the surroundings. Only after confirming no one else was around did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
As for Lynn?
"Well... He probably doesn't count as human."
"Besides, he'd already seen everything anyway," Utaha muttered to herself.
"All done."
Lynn finished writing and handed the Grimoire back to her.
She took it, curious.
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[Utaha Kasumigaoka]
Rank: Low-Class Devil
Race: Devil
Master: Lynn Valifer
Strength: i0
Agility: i0
Endurance: i0
Magic: i0
Innate Skill: [Archivist Devil:]
• Devil's Grimoire: Capable of recording magic, sorcery, and other abilities, which can then be cast through the grimoire. The more detailed the recorded information, the more complete the ability's replica.
• Devil Assimilation: The user's body merges with the Devil's Grimoire, allowing them to embody and channel everything recorded within.
• Accelerated Magic Growth.
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Staring at her own status, Utaha's tone became somewhat complicated. "So... I'm not human anymore?"
"Congratulations."
Utaha shot her 'master' a glare at his sarcastic remark before sighing in resignation.
What else could she do?
At the very least, being a devil didn't feel bad.
She hadn't turned ugly, nor did her body mutate into something grotesque like that other spider devil.
In fact—
She clenched her fist.
Her body... felt powerful!
And then there was this Devil's Grimoire.
An actual supernatural artifact straight out of fantasy!
With all these benefits, she found herself quickly accepting the reality of her transformation—maybe even feeling a little excited to test her newfound strength.
But first—
"What do these 'i0' values for Strength, Agility, and Endurance mean?"
Lynn explained, "Those are your ability stats."
Though slightly different from the DanMachi system, the general logic remained the same.
Ability stats ranked from I to S, with each tier covering values from 0–99, 100–199, and so on. S-rank ranged from 900–999.
There were also rare cases where someone could exceed S-rank, reaching SS or even SSS.
Lynn's System functioned much like the DanMachi one—except for differences in rank names, the absence of a magic slot, and the lack of development abilities.
After a brief explanation, Utaha nodded in understanding.
So basically... grind levels to get stronger?
Yeah, she got it.
"So, where do we go to farm EXP?"
Her eyes gleamed with excitement.
Supernatural abilities?! Who could possibly resist that?!
She needed to fight something. Now.
"Hm... Maybe right here?"
Lynn pointed toward the alleyway's entrance.
The recent burst of magic had incidentally evaporated Spirits lurking in the alley.
Now that the alley had lost its dominant spirit, weaker Spirits were swarming in, eager to claim the territory.
Following his gaze, Utaha's expression twitched. "What the hell are those things?"
She stared at the grotesque, misshapen Spirits with tongues dragging across the ground, a shiver running down her spine.
"Yeah, they're definitely monsters—technically called Spirits."
"Spirits?"
So they're literally ghosts?!
Before she realized it, Utaha had instinctively moved behind Lynn at lightning speed.
Lynn: "..."
"I thought you wanted to grind levels?"
He grabbed her and pulled her back in front.
Utaha immediately clung to his arm. "I-I wasn't ready yet!"
"You can see me?"
"You can see us!!"
"Oh... looks like one of them noticed you."
Lynn calmly freed himself from the softness pressing against his arm. With a warm smile, he gave her a gentle push forward.
"Go get 'em, Utaha!"
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