- Veena -
The crowd erupted into roars. Their cheers did not stop even as Arthas gave everyone a bow and left the stage.
"My word… that was the best Tournament I have seen in my life." Sir Ralph spoke first, earning absent minded nods from his friends.
"That kid is a monster." The Vice President of the Magic Tower, Patrick Gale, said, looking at the ground and shaking his head.
"Well obviously, he's from the Knight's Academy." Ralph replied, looking smug. His comment however earned scowls from two others.
"Hmph, what Knight's Academy. He is clearly a different Class. He even used a Lightning Enchant Type Spell. He is more of a Magic Knight than a Lord Knight."
"There were more than one Holy Skills too. Holy Ray and Holy Blade. With the degree of expertise he showed in both, he could easily be trained to become an excellent Paladin. Anyways, he hasn't become a Lord Knight yet so he is open for recruitment in any branch." The Vice Head of the Church, David Bright, threw in his words too.
"You two… stop trying to poach our members. There has to be a limit to shamelessness." Ralph fired back.
"What shamelessness? Is he a Lord Knight, Shield Knight or Sword Knight? If not then I don't see why we cannot throw in an invite. There is nothing forbidding us from doing so." David retorted.
"Yes. In fact, I have found from Miss Veena here that Knight Arthas already has a Mage Class active. He can become a Magic Knight anytime he wants. The reason he has chosen his current Class is because it has skills he wants. He could always change back to Magic Knight later."
"Both of you are too much."
"Still… Garell Cole… I doubt he will recover from that. That kind of beatdown in front of the audience… Arthas was brutal."
"As he should have been. Those clowns tried to make a fool of Greenfrost by pulling such a stunt. Garell Cole would be suffering an even worse fate if I had gotten my hand on any clue against them. They deserve whatever comes to them. In fact, I will get Arthas a reward for beating that guy up. A piece of equipment or Skill Book should be good."
"It's not only Cole, even the Order of the Black Hand is more or less done in Greenfrost after this. I doubt anyone would want to associate with them after such a farce. I will be sending the news of the incident everywhere to make sure they don't."
"Well good riddance. They aren't good news either way."
"They… won't cause any trouble for Arthas, would they? Knowing them, they would obviously hold a grudge" Arnold asked Sir Ralph.
"Hmph, they can try whatever they want. This is Greenforst. Their moves will be thwarted in moments."
"Exactly."
"Hmm."
At this point, all three Vice Presidents were of one mind.
"You all don't need to worry about that. Knight Arthas will not be in any danger from the Order of the Black Hand. We have taken some measures already. Even then I will go and have a talk to their leader myself. We are looking at someone who can reach Tier 7 in the future, and who knows, with enough luck, maybe even Tier 8. His Majesty will not let such a talent get crushed under petty vengeance from anyone." Uther spoke, his words carrying a tone of finality in them.
Veena wondered what he was referring to.
Was this another quest?
Anyways, they didn't have time to think any more. The Tier 4 Tournament was supposed to begin soon. But the stadium being partially destroyed in the last fight delayed it a little. Currently, the Mages were working to fix the damage as soon as possible before the next tournament could start. In the meantime, someone was sent to call for Arthas.
- Arthas -
Damn I am exhausted.
Keeping up the act needed me to use my skills at an overtime.
Garell Cole was the strongest player in the tournament I had faced against.
I couldn't afford to let down my guard even a bit.
My Armament Haki, Touki, Observation Haki were continuously active and I even used Holy Blade, Limitless and Heavy Strike Skill in quick succession too.
I was down to less than half of my MP and HP due to that.
The MP and MP Regen. Stat increased with INT and WIS Stat. Although, I had observed that Spirit Stat also increased the MP and MP Regen. Stats by a bit.
Each Point of INT increased MP by 10, each Point of WIS increased MP Regen by 0.1.
Each point of Spirit increased the MP Stat by 5 and MP Regen Stat by 0.05.
And after today, it would only get higher.
I looked at the Achievements I had gained and couldn't help but grin widely. In fact, the whole thing was going so well that I considered using my Holy Ray on Garell and healing him just so I could continue the whole thing on for longer… sigh, if only I had more MP.
"All that public roleplay… totally worth it."
The achievements were lined up neatly in the log.
Congratulations Traveller.
You have discovered another secret!
Traveller.
A Special Title given to those who complete the Hidden Quests, Man of Culture.
+20 to all stats.
+40% to Exp Gained.
Note: The Effect of the Title can be enhanced the more secrets the Traveller discovers in the world.
Reward: Skill: Shunpo
Shunpo [Level 1/100] [Exp 0/200]
Shunpo is a movement technique which allows the user to move faster than the eye can follow. As speed is the main factor of the technique, the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from point A to point B in the least amount of steps.
Covers a distance of up to five metres at 250% speed.
Cost: 10 MP
Distance increases by 0.1 metre, speed increases by 5% and cool down decreases by 1 second per level.
This was the reward for the Distance Quote from Aizen.
The next was for Madara's getting serious quote.
Congratulations Traveller.
You have discovered another secret!
Traveller.
A Special Title given to those who complete the Hidden Quests, Man of Culture.
+21 to all stats.
+42% to Exp Gained.
Note: The Effect of the Title can be enhanced the more secrets the Traveller discovers in the world.
Reward: Skill: Petra Path
Petra Path [Level 1/50] [Exp: 0/2000]
One of the Six Paths of the Rinnegan.
Absorb any Magic Spell and restore the user's MP.
Cooldown Time: 1 Hour.
Each level reduces the cooldown by 30 seconds.
Note: The maximum amount of MP restored can be 150% of the user's Max MP. The excess MP will slowly drain out if not used immediately.
Collecting all Six Paths Skills will unlock bonus Skills.
For Madara's dance quote, I got.
Congratulations Traveller.
You have discovered another secret!
Traveller.
A Special Title given to those who complete the Hidden Quests, Man of Culture.
+22 to all stats.
+44% to Exp Gained.
Note: The Effect of the Title can be enhanced the more secrets the Traveller discovers in the world.
Reward: Deva Path
Deva Path [Level 1/50] [Exp: 0/2000]
One of the Six Paths of the Rinnegan.
Can manipulate Gravity to Push or Pull objects from a distance.
Cooldown: 1 Hour.
Each level reduces the cooldown by 30 seconds.
Note: Collecting all Six Paths Skills will unlock bonus Skills.
Next was the unexpected Escanor quote.
I really wasn't expecting the guy to have a Reflect or Counter Type Skill but since it came to my door, it would be extremely stupid not to make use of it.
And the result was obvious.
Congratulations Traveller.
You have discovered another secret!
Traveller.
A Special Title given to those who complete the Hidden Quests, Man of Culture.
+23 to all stats.
+46% to Exp Gained.
Note: The Effect of the Title can be enhanced the more secrets the Traveller discovers in the world.
Reward: Unique Skill: Divine Sword Escanor
Divine Sword Escanor [Level 1/100] [Exp:0/1000]
Gathers the power of the Sun in the blade to deliver a devastating attack which is especially effective against the creatures of the night.
The closer to noon, the stronger the attack.
Damage: 500% Holy and Fire Damage + 1% Damage every minute it gets closer to noon. +200% extra Damage at Noon.
Note: Calculation begins from sunrise and during sunset, it is possible to have no attack power.
Cooldown: 2 hours.
Each Level increases the base damage of the Skill by 5%, the damage increase per minute by 0.01%, bonus damage at noon by 2% and reduces the Cooldown Time of the Skill by 1 minute.
This Skill… it was absurd.
It was just absurdly broken.
This was the strongest single attack Skill I had seen in the game yet.
None of my other Skills came even close.
I couldn't wait to see the Skill's full power at the maximum level. But even now, I was sure, this Skill could take down several dangerous bosses.
As expected of a Skill of Escanor.
Next was the last one, from Aizen's 'Crushing an ant' quote.
And the reward for this was the best yet.
Congratulations Traveller.
You have discovered another secret!
Traveller.
A Special Title given to those who complete the Hidden Quests, Man of Culture.
+24 to all stats.
+48% to Exp Gained.
Note: The Effect of the Title can be enhanced the more secrets the Traveller discovers in the world.
Reward: Unique Skill: Incomplete Hogyoku
Incomplete Hogyoku
The incomplete version of the Hogyoku possesses the part of the ability to sense the hearts of those around it and materialize their deepest desire.
It helps strengthen the user when faced against life threatening dangers.
Everytime the user's health goes into red, increases Spirit Stat by 1.
Cooldown: 1 day
Just this short description and yet, it was enough to shake everything I had seen until now. It was even more absurd than the Will of D. Skill which only increases the Spirit Stat by 1 every level.
This Skill meant that I could continuously increase my Spirit Stat and MP without relying on Class and Level Up Stats.
I could play any Class without the fear of running short on Mana anymore. With this, my current playstyle of abusing Haki was more or less solidified and became permanent.
There were no levels for the Skill but I didn't think there was a need for any either.
And this was just the Incomplete Hogyuku. Was there a complete Hogyoku too?
These Skills were enough to keep me busy for a while.
I reached the VIP Room as I was thinking of these things.
Arnold was waiting outside and gave me a pat on my shoulder. "That was an amazing fight, Arthas. I am looking forward to our next spar." He smiled and led me inside.
"Good job in the field."
"Yeah, you showed the other side to not mess with Greenfrost."
Several people congratulated me. Even Uther and Prince Arthas gave me a nod. Although the latter was still under his mask so I didn't bow to him and just returned a nod. He didn't want his identity revealed till the end.
I sat down near Veena.
"Good show." She smiled and even Rose who was looking nervous before was relieved seeing me fine.
"You liked it?" I asked with a smile. The acting on the stage was completely opposite of my usual style. I didn't know how they would receive it.
"Oh, I like the normal you better but there was something… so hot about that performance. I think I know just what I want for our next roleplay session." She smiled, making me perk with anticipation.
Rose on the side blushed red at her words.