84- Deal “Hello, Orochi. My name is Sheela. I have heard a lot about you from my daughter’s mouth. Thank you for taking care of Armelia.” Said Armelia’s mother, also called Sheela. “Ummm... yea...” I could not think of a proper answer because it was hard to maintain eye contact with Sheela, as she was so attractive and I feared that they might find my stare/look similar to that of a pervert. “Fufu... Looks like your boyfriend is shy.” Hearing this I just laughed awkwardly and Armelia who was beside me replied in a stuttering voice “Ahh... Aunt Bertha, he... he is not my boyfriend. And I won’t ever talk to you if say that again.” “fufufu... my niece is getting angry with her aunt, huh? Alright then, I will not tease you in front of your boyfriend then.” “AHHH... Aunt!!! Go, I won’t talk to you anymore.” With that Armelia ran out of the room. Seeing her running away, I was startled because Armelia was a link between Sheela and me. And if she was not present, it wo
85- Wishwa Saakshi oath I replied without any hesitation “Yes, I accept it. As long as you don’t ask for my life and don’t ask me to be your slave, I accept any condition that you have.” Actually, if there was someone else in my place, then he/she would have also added a point like – as long as your condition does not endanger my life, I will accept. But I did not add this point because, as they are putting conditions in front of me then it is most likely that there will be a condition where I will have to risk my life. Also, I want to train myself in life and death situations, so these kinds of things are the best situations. Seeing me accept their demands, Bertha and Sheela looked at each other and smiled cunningly. Just looking at that smile, made me feel that they have plotted something but since it is my problem, I will have to brace for any hurdle that will come ahead. Sheela turned to me and said, “Very well then. How about we perform the (Wishwa Saakshi) oath
86- The Procedure After we were done, all of us moved back to the room and I was asked to take a seat with them. After taking a seat, we applied some medicine to dagger cuts, I can also drink the HP potion to recover soon but I decided not to do so because it will raise some troublesome questions. After that, Sheela asked, “So, before we begin, let's discuss something shall we?” I had no problem so, I simply shrugged and agreed, “No problem.” “Oh, by the way, please try our Lamia special – Luboos.” Sheela poured me some kind of a drink. I took the glass and, a sweet and tangy scent assaulted my nostrils. Then I took a sip of the drink and as it touched my tongue, I felt an extremely sweet taste. And at the same time, the system notification rang, ‘ding’ ‘+2 MP’ ‘+3 HP’ I was startled for a moment and but more than that, I felt that the drink was extremely good. So, I took another sip and the system notification rang again. ‘ding’ But I ignored it beca
87- First Condition Putting away these lewd thoughts, I asked “Then I don’t understand what the problem is?” This time it was Bertha who replied, “Actually, the problem is your age, which is not qualified for stage 3 – Yin and Yang interchange.” “Because you are 16 years old, your Yang energy is still developing. And an average person needs to be at least 18 years old for his Yang energy to be fully developed. So, the first and second stages can be completed without any hindrance, but for the last stage you have to wait for 2 years until you are 18 years old.” Hearing this, I was disappointed because I will have to wait for 2 years to get fully cured. Although Bertha told me that the first and second stages can be performed and that will get rid of the poison. Maybe by then, this ‘1 HP per minute’ problem and ‘Resistance’ stat limit will be gone. But unless the third stage is not completed, my cultivation will be stuck and my enemies will continue to make progress, wh
88- Inner feelings “Yes, my first condition is for you to marry Armelia.” Huh? Did I hear that correctly? “What do you mean?” I asked keeping my mind and emotions in control. Sheela replied, “I said that I want you to marry my daughter Armelia.” Hearing this, I was completely shocked. Why would she want me to marry Armelia out of nowhere? So, instead of raking my brain and putting strain on it, I decided to ask her the reason but before I could speak, Sheela spoke. “I know you might find this condition weird but from what I can see, my daughter has developed feelings for you. And as a mother, I would like my child to be happy. So, wouldn’t it be better if I could get you to marry her?” I knew that Armelia has developed feelings for me but I never thought of marrying her. But nonetheless, I did have some feelings for her and I don’t think marrying her will be any problem. “Umm... Ok, then I will marry her.” Actually, to be honest, the biggest reason that I
89 – Claiming the rewards As I had nothing to do, I opened the system window and saw that there were many unread messages, so I started reading them one by one. So, the first message was, ‘ding’ ‘Host has upgraded the hidden ability related to HP and Defense, as the (Defense) stat has reached 250’ ‘1- HP limit has been increased by 2000.’ ‘2- Every time the (Defense) stat increases by 1, HP will increase by 50.’ . Seeing this, a smile appeared on my face but then I continued reading the next message. ‘ding’ ‘Host has upgraded the hidden ability related to Sense & MP, as the (Sense) stat has reached 250’ ‘Every 15 seconds, the host will recover 1 MP.’ ‘Note- but due to being poisoned, the host will recover 1 MP every 25 seconds.’ . Reading this assured me that soon, I won't have to buy MP potions from the shop and can start saving some money. Well, it's just that the poison in my body is affecting the MP recovery time and HP generation. As I have success
90- New Skill ‘ding’ ‘Host has been awarded 4 Vitality stat points.’ As soon as the notification rang, I felt that all my internal organs, bones, muscles, tissues, veins, blood, skin, and cells were cheering with joy and it felt like a plant that has not been watered for a week, was suddenly watered. The feeling was similar to the last time when my ‘Vitality’ stat was increased by 2, but this time the feeling was multiplied by many times. It felt very refreshing just like soaking in a tub filled with hot water. And the feeling continued for a couple of seconds and even as the feeling was fading away, it took me a minute to come back to my senses. ‘ding’ ‘Host has been awarded a Random skill lottery. Would you like to draw the lottery?’ ‘(YES) or (NO)’ Of course, it’s a yes. After clicking on (yes), a huge virtual window screen appeared in front of me. The window screen was divided into rows and columns, and they formed many small boxes in which a lot of w
91- Adjustments and Boost After having a proper look at all the stats, first I decided to increase the 'Resistance' stat. So, I told the system to add 10 'Free Stat Points' every 15 seconds and repeat it till the 'Resistance' stat reaches the limit. 'ding' 'ding' 'ding' . . With every notification, I could feel my internal organs, blood, bones, tissues, muscles, and even cells being nourished, reinforced, and strengthened. 'ding' '2 (Free stat points) have been added to the (Resistance stat).' 'ding' '(Resistance stat) has reached the limit.' 'Remaining 8 (Free stat points) have been returned to the host.' After the 6th notification, the increment of the 'Resistant' stat stopped and I saw that the 'Resistant' stat was now at 128. Which means that I was only able to increase the 'Resistant' stat by 52 points. Anyway, getting it to 128 is also a good thing for me. After this, I took a look at the remaining 'Free stat points' - 448. After thinking for a