“This is basically monstrous, all right?
The most luxurious starting panel I’ve ever seen was Riveria’s, with nine spells and two skills.
“But yours… Although you temporarily have fewer spells, it’s not inferior to hers at all.
“And a rare skill that lets you create magic on your own?
I’ve lived for so many years, and this is still the first time I’ve ever seen something like that.
Doesn’t that mean the number of spells you can use in the future is practically limitless?”
With her head close to Ize’s, Loki looked at the two rare skills he possessed and could not help clicking her tongue.
It should be known that magic was divided into innate magic and acquired magic.
Innate magic referred to magic related to a person’s aptitude or the foundation of their race.
Since ancient times, magical races had been able to learn such magic through their latent talents, combined with training and rituals.
Although their attributes had fixed tendencies, most of them possessed powerful, large-scale effects as a result.
Acquired magic, on the other hand, was a possibility that sprouted through the medium of a god’s blessing.
It was also a form of self-realization, related to an individual’s interests and identification with certain things.
It had no fixed rules.
Instead, it branched out into infinite possibilities.
A situation like Ize’s, where he could “create magic on his own,” was something Loki had never seen before.
What kind of absurdly broken skill was this?
It was so powerful it was ridiculous!
In the later stages, he alone would practically be an entire mage corps!
Moreover, one of those two skills strengthened mental power, while the other strengthened physical ability.
In a way, they even complemented each other.
However, these two types of magic had a high degree of freedom.
Correspondingly, Ize would need to explore them on his own.
In the early stages, there would be a period where he was essentially a blank slate.
As for what he could achieve later on, that would depend entirely on how far Ize could develop himself.
However, Ize did not immediately respond to Loki’s words.
Instead, he focused his attention on the magic named [Silver Star Descent], and suddenly felt as if he understood something…
[Chant: Draw the Curtain — Orionids].
He seemed to have a slight understanding of why the increase in favorability between him and Goddess Artemis had been so abnormal.
But before Ize could think any further, Loki, who was behind him, lightly knocked him on the head.
“You brat, what are you thinking about?
You’re actually spacing out in a situation like this?
Don’t tell me you’re thinking about some beautiful girl?
Something like making a name for yourself in the future, then returning to your hometown to marry her?”
“How could that be?!
“Hmm???”
“Ah, ptooey, I misspoke.
Goddess, what kind of nonsense are you spouting?”
Ize felt a little flustered inside, because from a certain point of view, Loki’s guess was basically correct.
“Well, I won’t hold that against you.
Anyway, if someone saw your ability values, it would definitely cause a huge commotion.
When you’re in the Dungeon, you absolutely have to be careful.”
This was the second time Loki had reminded Ize about this, which showed just how seriously she regarded the matter.
Without a doubt, if Ize’s ability values were exposed, those gods would definitely try every possible method to poach him from the Loki Familia.
Although Loki herself was not afraid of those gods, whether in terms of her familia’s strength or her own personal ability, there was a saying that fit this situation perfectly: it was not the thief stealing that one feared, but the thief constantly thinking about stealing.
A thief could spend a thousand days planning, but no one could guard against thieves for a thousand days.
So, the fewer problems, the better.
If Ize’s ability values could be kept hidden, then they absolutely should be.
“Maybe this is what you call talent.
Something others can only envy~”
Setting aside his other thoughts as he looked at the sheet of paper in his hand, Ize made no attempt to hide his joy.
His opening hand was already a dragon riding straight into the enemy’s face.
Did he even need to think about what to do next?
Rubbing his hands together, Ize had already begun thinking about how to prepare for entering the Dungeon!
First, he would set himself a small goal: reach LV5 within two years.
With two bug-like skills and one enchantment spell, he could definitely challenge monsters above his level.
When the time came, Ize wanted to see just how many lives that Antares had to throw away!
“You brat, the way you said that really makes me want to hit you!”
Loki smacked him on the head in annoyance, but the corners of her mouth could not stop rising.
Without a doubt, once Ize grew up, he would definitely become one of the pillars of the familia.
No, it was not impossible for him to become the strongest in Orario.
And Loki had a feeling that Ize’s growth speed would definitely be unprecedentedly fast!
A skill that could increase growth speed, huh…
Now this was something one could only see after living long enough.
“Hiss… But now this is going to be troublesome… Sigh…”
Suddenly, after snapping out of the joy Ize had brought her, Loki thought of what was about to begin next, and for a moment, a troubled expression appeared on her face.
“Hmm?
Is something wrong?”
You brat, couldn’t you have joined a little earlier?
Of all times, you just had to join right when my children are preparing for an expedition… Now I’m going to have a real headache figuring out the preparations for your first trip into the Dungeon.”
As she spoke, Loki tangled her fingers in her crimson hair, looking extremely conflicted.
Talent did not equal strength.
No matter how talented an adventurer was, when they were still LV1, that was when they were at their weakest.
Exploring the Dungeon at that stage could easily lead to accidents.
Therefore, when rookie adventurers entered the Dungeon for the first time, they would usually be looked after by senior members of their familia.
Otherwise, they would form a party with others through the Guild and act together.
In this regard, powerful familias possessed an innate advantage over weaker familias.
Just now, Loki had been thinking about which senior member of the familia she should assign to look after Ize during his early trips into the Dungeon.
But immediately afterward, Loki realized something.
The current situation of her familia did not allow for that!
Members above LV3 were all preparing for the expedition.
They would be departing in two days, and during this period, it seemed the familia could not spare any strong members to take Ize into the Dungeon for training.
And those two days included today.
In other words, the only actual time left was tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow, the Loki Familia would begin its expedition.
Expeditions were a tradition held by almost every powerful familia.
The stronger a familia was, the more money it required in every aspect.
Because of that, once every so often, they needed to organize manpower to conquer the Dungeon.
Then, they would bring back magic stones or rare dropped items and convert them into resources in order to maintain the operation of the familia.
Although expeditions always came with a certain degree of danger, they also brought generous returns.
Material resources, experience values needed for familia members to level up, great achievements…
All of this made expeditions an indispensable activity among large familias.
For a familia like Loki’s, they basically carried out an expedition once every month.
And Ize just so happened to join right at the timing when the Loki Familia was about to depart for this month’s expedition.
This meant that Loki’s idea of assigning Ize a senior guide and bodyguard had fallen through…
“If that’s the problem, then you probably don’t need to worry too much.
I should be able to solo the first few floors by myself~”
After learning what Loki was troubled about, Ize spoke up.
Even before receiving a god’s blessing, he had been able to single-handedly kill a monster with the potential ability of an LV1 outside Orario.
Back when he was chased by that pack of gray wolves, the root cause had been that Ize had killed one lone gray wolf by himself.
Although monsters outside Orario were generally weaker than those inside the Dungeon, Ize now had a god’s blessing, along with magic and skills.
That difference could be completely made up for.