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Chapter 107 – Bid-Rigging
Skill integration is not possible――
After reaching this conclusion, God said to me.
Not that there is no other way.
“Remember. How I was originally a being that benefited the explorers.”
“How…”
I thought for a moment and then realized.
“Special conditions?”
“Indeed. I can’t tamper with the system at will. In fact, it would be better to say that I can hardly tamper with the system at all. But by virtue of my divine authority, I can directly benefit the explorer by rewarding the efforts of the sons of men with miracles.”
“But we have already settled this special condition, haven’t we?”
“If you don’t have one, you can just make one.”
God said as if it were nothing.
“But the special condition this time has already been settled, hasn’t it?”
“Of course, normally it is not possible. But this time, there is a gap between the worlds.”
“What are you going to do… with the void?”
“The only reason I can interfere with the special conditions of the system is because I am a god. …No, that wasn’t the right way to put it. God is a being who sometimes imposes trials on the sons of men and rewards those who overcome them. At least that is how it is perceived. We must take advantage of this divine causality.”
“How?”
“By using causality to create a test for you here. And you will pass the trial. If I reward you with special conditions for your success in passing the trial… I will be able to give you skills that will solve your problems to a certain extent.”
“But I can’t integrate the skills, can I?”
“Your goal is not to integrate, but to not get lost in the battle, right? For example, there is a skill called Flawless. There is a skill called Divine Oracle. There is also Intuition, Battlefield Intuition, and Virtual Calculation. In short, I am going to give you skills that will make your decision-making easier as a bonus for special conditions.”
“I see.”
I already have the Thought Acceleration skill.
If I had a similar skill that increased my judgment and thinking speed, it would alleviate the problem I’m worried about.
It’s more symptomatic than skill integration, but it’s a realistic and effective approach.
“You worked hard enough this time. I would have given it to you without a trial. But my interference power doesn’t allow me to go that far. I am sorry.”
“No, I am grateful enough. It depends on how dangerous the trial is…”
“What? It’s just a formality. Let’s make it so that it’s not dangerous.”
“Is that what you call a trial?”
God says with a wicked smile in response to my question.
“Hohoho….well, it’s a deal, isn’t it? Me imposing the trial and you receiving the trial.”
“Are you sure about that?”
“There are not many ways to put a hero in a tight spot after a crisis like this. The collapse of the dungeon was more than enough of a trial for you. It would be strange to give you more hardship after you have overcome it. This is your reward.”
Well, indeed.
It was supposed to be a reward, but for some reason, I was supposed to go through a trial.
Even though I have stamina as an explorer, I am exhausted.
I would be grateful if the trial could end in a fixed game.
“Even though hardship comes to one outstanding person after another. You also need your rest.”
“I appreciate your concern.”
She really is a white god who cares about the human work environment.
“What are the trials like?”
I asked her,
“It is the same as usual. I will prepare a temporary dungeon here. All you have to do is go through it. The content must be in line with the skills you will eventually acquire.”
“Ah, that’s easy to understand. But I have to tell Serika and the others what’s going on first.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure that no time passes in this dungeon.”
“You can do that?”
“You do it yourself, don’t you? With your Escape from Reality?”
“Now that you mention it, yes.”
If I can do it with my skill, so can God.
“So let’s go back that way.”
With God’s words, a black portal appeared in front of us.
I followed God through the portal.
The destination was the black space where the decisive battle took place earlier,
“Wow.”
There was no foothold because Kudave was not there.
But I was still floating there.
God must have done something.
“Wait and see. It won’t take long.”
God said that and started to concentrate on something.
…Come to think of it, there was no mention of unique skills in the explanation of skills just now.
If skills are the generalized optimal solution for masters of the field, what about inherent skills?
It’s a little hard to imagine that there are masters in the field who are the prototype for my Escape.
If there are such masters, I would like to hear about them.
While I’m thinking about this, God closes her eyes and concentrates deeply.
I can’t ask her about my unique skill.
“…Hmm… Something like that… Well, this is how it’s going to be…”
With God’s words, I could feel “something” swirling beneath me.
The emptiness around me was swallowed up, and a black tornado formed.
This tornado must be a custom-made dungeon for the trial.
There is a Lake Okutama Dungeon “above” this space, but it is much smaller than this one.
The presence of the dungeon would also be less than that of the dungeon above it.
The dungeon in this room is much smaller than the Kururi Castle Dungeon that I have dived into so far.
The Kururi Castle Dungeon is rated A, so this mini-dungeon is ranked B or A. Of course, if I were to dive into it now, I would have no problem.
Of course, the difficulty level would not be a problem for me right now.
It’s a bonus stage, a bonus dungeon.
It takes a lot of time and effort to go through it, but I’m not going to complain about it because it’s something that was made especially for me.
It’s God’s best favor.
――The tornado in this bonus dungeon was violently interrupted for a moment.
A white noise, like a sandstorm on an old TV, swept across the surface.
“Mmm, this is…! No, Yuto! Immediately…”
In the midst of God’s voice, my vision turned completely white.
‘Even though she seems to be a very benevolent god… this is too lukewarm.’
I felt like someone’s voice was echoing in my brain.