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Announcement - Christmas Break

Hi, all,

It's just a reminder that I will be traveling for Christmas, so I have to take a small ten day break from posting new chapters. 

An early Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!

See you all in January.

Godfather's System 174

“Control your anger, or it controls you,” I shouted even as I swung my staff, sending Jertann across the room, even slamming him with an oppressive feeling to keep him down. 

Beating someone down repeatedly while supernaturally suppressing them didn’t feel like it should work, but it was the only thing that w...

Godfather's System 173

“I hope it was a nice dungeon run, boss,” Mahruss said the moment I stepped out. 

“Well, I can’t complain,” I said even as I threw the sack that was filled with skills and mana stones at him. He checked it, his eyes widening slightly. 

“Not bad, boss,” he said, though the slight widening of...

Godfather's System 172

Stepping through the magic gate to the dungeon was a strangely familiar feeling, though it took me a while to understand exactly where that sensation was coming from.  

Then, I realized why it took that long. The last time I had felt it, I was trying not to bleed to death, right when this mess had started, and coul...

Godfather's System 171

“Tell me exactly how a dungeon works,” I said, feeling curious about its working principles now that I wasn’t afraid of stepping into one. Losing my ability to use Destruction Mana had its drawbacks, but finally having access to dungeons was worth it. 

And, with everything going on, exploring the nature of th...

Godfather's System 170

As I dashed through the plains, I suddenly couldn’t help but be thankful for my brief interlude in the storage room. 

With the corrupted breach gone, I had been hoping for a holiday, but it looked like the break was the best I could hope for. Even as I traveled, I was in constant communication with Zolast, asking...

Godfather's System 169

“Well, this has been a productive session, but I think that’s enough for now,” I finally called an end. 

“Really? But I still haven’t Awakened Strength and Agility,” Zolast argued. 

“It’s clearly not working,” I answered. “Maybe I should give you a bodybuilding regimen, to make you un...

Godfather's System 168

“… you have to admit, the unintentional timing was amusing.” 

Zolast only grumbled. “Not when you’re the one that had been blindsided by a political crisis while trying not to accidentally kill an annoying puppet,” he said. “Do you have any idea how hard it’s to fake weakness when all of your Stats ...

Godfather's System 167

Once their mission was over, leaving the castle ended up being easier than I had expected. The soldiers were already exhausted after the three days of constant mana bombardment done to make sure I was dead. 

I felt honored to deserve dozens of flying castles’ constant bombardment. I couldn’t imagine the cost of...

Godfather's System 166 - Interlude Zolast

Zolast hated Edward. 

He really, really did. 

Particularly, his horrible timing. 

Just half an hour ago, he had helped Launara get her promotion. The class she received had been shocking enough. Mistress of the Forge, a class Zolast had never heard of before. 

But, considering it ga...

Godfather's System 165

I stayed near the balcony I had used to slip in as the castle rocked for a moment. It made it easier to get caught, but the ability to jump out felt more important as the castle shook at the moment of disaster. At the same time, I was also observing the people running around, checking their level of panic. 

I only ...

Godfather's System 164

“That’s not good…” I said to myself once I arrived at the other side of the wall. I had used the same glider trick from before and landed on a location that was close to my first arrival, wanting to use it to my benefit once I was there, only to be met with an unwelcome view. 

The area was unnaturally busy,...

Godfather's System 163

I returned to the casino, doing my best to ignore Zolast’s constant teasing about my failure. He was teasing rather than stressing, because he knew that, regardless of the circumstances, a confrontation was inevitable. 

I sent a quick letter to Karak, asking him to observe them and send me a message as they were ...

Godfather's System 162

Whether I should drink or not was a surprisingly complicated question. To begin, there was the risk of being poisoned. Someone else might assume that it was unlikely since this was an open invitation, but acting like that was a certainty was a dangerous way to live. 

It took only a fraction of a second for me to co...

Godfather's System 161

“Well, that was nice,” I murmured as I felt the darkness dissolve around me once more, feeling my body transform as I took a deep breath, Resilience allowing me to push the pain back. The process of leaving the corrupted lands and being promoted was surprisingly eventless, allowing me to improve both of my Abilities. ...

Godffather's System 160

As I looked at the giant wall three miles away, glowing in the dark of the night with endless magical fires, blue and red clashing, I felt a pang of nostalgia. 

I was about to return to where it all had started. 

Was my move risky? Certainly. But with the combination of my overwhelming stats, I should be...

Godfather's System 159

“Look, you have one last chance to change your mind,” I warned Limenta as we looked at the huge wall in the distance. The royal military still filled the walls, easily rebuffing the attacks of the corrupted beasts and monsters, but I could see the signs of significant damage along the walls. 

It was not an acci...

Godfather's System 158

Of course, while the sword was a clue, it wasn’t a particularly decisive one. It only implied that there was a connection between Bertnam and my would-be-kidnappers. Not enough information to go on, but at least, it gave me some clues about the organization that Bertnam was working with. 

At least, it was now cer...

Godfather's System 157

I left Zolast behind as I returned to Town Yoentia, looking forward to a chance to rest. I stayed in Town Maell for another day, both to ensure the destruction of the nearby cultist presence and to make sure the Baron actually listened to Takis’ orders. 

Luckily, the Baron was suitably impressed by Takis’ new t...

Godfather's System 156 - Interlude Takis

Takis was facing the hardest, most stressful moment of his life.  

He never had an easy life, his fate was determined by having the Scholar class while living at the edge of the wilderness, where nothing was more important than direct combat capability, forcing him to fight for every scrap. The forced migration onl...

Godfather's System 155

The aftermath was even busier than the battle itself, but much less exciting. 

Especially since I had left the trickiest part, talking with the military to explain the origins of our sudden religious emergence, to Zolast. He was already in the fortress, accompanied by Baron Maell, while I refused to join them, usin...

Godfather's System 154

The battle against the cultist army was as close to perfect as possible. Quick, effortless, impressive. 

Unfortunately, also, to an outside observer, it looked like Zolast and his incredible spell was responsible for that. 

It was unfortunate because it made the main army finally pull the trigger. From a...

Godfather's System 153

Unlike the rest of the army, my approach was not hidden from Zolast, not with the security wards he was keeping around to prevent an accident even as they moved as fast as possible. He was alone on a cart filled with crates and other critical supplies. 

However, the bolts that we requested from Jertann were not a p...

Godfather's System 152

As we pulled back into the town, Takis and the rest of his squad looked depressed, no doubt interpreting my intervention as a failure on their part. Which was unnecessary, as their failure had more to do with their equipment than the insufficiency of their abilities. 

I was impressed by what Takis was able to come ...

Godfather's System 151

As I watched three monsters appear at once, I couldn’t help but wonder why. One of the possibilities was that they were finally triggering the next stage of their plan and wanted to start damaging the walls. 

But after some consideration, I decided that wasn’t the case. If they wanted to damage the walls, they ...

Godfather's System 150

When I checked my interface, I was met with an unexpected sight. 

[Experience (0/106,305,696)]

For once, my reaction wasn’t caused by the exponential growth of the required experience, rather the opposite. I was absolutely sure that, when I last checked my leveling requirements, it was just above a hundred ...

Godfather's System 149

As I charged toward the summoned creature, I let the golden glow cover my sword. The more I could give people the impression that my abilities were linked to the mysterious sun god I worshiped, the less uncomfortable questions they would ask — if they dared to ask in the first place. 

It was good, since I had dou...

Godfather's System 148

There were several things that irked me about this new world I had found myself in. Some was about the obvious target of the constant monster attacks. However, it couldn’t be compared toward the distaste I had for their traditions. 

However, I had to admit that, sometimes, those traditions were quite useful. Watc...

Godfather's System 147

“Please, sun god, forgive me for the blasphemy of being a burden to your servant,” the Baron helplessly muttered, repeating the same prayer again and again. He felt that being carried by a holy crusader was disrespectful, both to me and the god I supposedly followed. 

I did my best to ignore his annoying voice,...

Godfather's System 146 - Interlude, Zolast

Zolast couldn’t help but sigh as the crimson mana wall in front of him dispersed, the way it folded to nothingness suggesting the caster had lost control of the spell completely for some reason. 

Knowing Edward, the reason in question was likely to be terminal in nature. 

Confirmation of the mage’s d...