The Blessings of the Fruit of Skill
After washing down the last bite, I was finally able to consume the entire fruit.
The bitterness in my tongue was strong enough that it felt almost numb, and while I felt no pain due to [Pain Inhibition] I could still feel the prickliness inside my mouth still.
I don’t even want to imagine what kind of pain is going to assault me the moment I deactivate that skill so, while the feeling of exhaustion and fatigue only grew worse, I kept it active as I made my way back to the church.
I obviously wanted to avoid a situation where I find out now that it was actually not a real fruit of skill, but unfortunately that was nothing something in my power to decide.
With both excitement and anxiety in heart, I headed to the assessment room.
“I was waiting for you. I know we’ve been through this many times but I still get surprised when you actually return so soon.”
“You have my thanks. Here’s the card and gold coin.”
Without returning back, the old Sister seemed to have been waiting for me inside the room and greeted me as I came in, and I quickly gave her my card and money in return.
“Thanks for the patronage. Then allow me to begin——-and, it’s done. Please check your card.”
We kept our conversation to the minimum, and the assessment was finished in record time.I took back the card from the old Sister, and was about to finally see the real identity of this fruit.
…………phew.
I took a deep breath, and then turned over the card to check.
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[Chris]
Suitable Job: Farmer
Endurance: 28(+477)
Strength: 25(+551)
Stamina: 24(+349)
Magic: 7(+191)
Agility: 15(+283)
Unique Skill : [Null Poison][Suicidal Strike]
Common Skills: [Increased Breeding Ability] [Skin Strengthen][Flesh Enhancement] [Fortification][War Dance] [Hearing Enhancement] [Cold Resistance] [Intimidating Presence] [Valour] [Hard Hit] [Heat control] [Pain Inhibitor] [Gale] [Strong Arm] [Life Perception] [Perception Enhancement] [Perception Range Enhancement] [Stealth] [Mad Warrior] [Iron Wall] [Colour Change] [Mental Attack Resistance] [Sticky String Operation] [Mana Sense] [Silent Steps][Self Regeneration] [Physical Ability Boost] [Ability Unleashed] [Mind Unleashed] [Leg Strength Enhancement] [Crimson Eyes][Wild Instinct][Team Morale Boost][Venom][Sound Wave Detection]
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“——–YES!!”
I gripped my fist tightly and ended up shouting inside the assessment room in jubilation.
Panicking, I quickly left the room and then checked the card again outside the church.
No stats had increased, and neither had I gotten any new common skills but………..in the unique skills column, the newly added words, [Suicidal Strike] seemed almost be glowing.
The name of the skill was dangerous sounding and it would make one wonder if this even was a strong skill but, the fact that it was a unique skill greatly increased my expectations regardless.
And above all, I was happy to know that the fruit I had gathered was in fact the fruit of skill.Now, I simply have to find out if all the fruits give the same effect or not.
If they all gave different skills, nothing else could make me happier but, the chances of it being the same were higher considering they all look the same and were growing from the same tree.
——-well actually, there were a lot of multiple branches and stalks entwined together so maybe they were all growing from different stalks?
In either case, once I eat the other two fruits and get my assessment done, I will find out soon enough.
[Pain Inhibition] continued to sap away my stamina but, I’m not gonna stop here and I plan on consuming the remaining fruits right here and now.
After sitting down in a empty alley behind the church, another hour had passed.
While fighting against the intense bitterness and feeling of vomiting, I had finally consumed the remaining two fruits of skill as well.
Fatigue, nausea, numbness from the bitterness, severe headache, and an intense pressure was coming on my stomach bowels as well.
Furthermore, the small spikes had absolutely ruined the insides of my mouth, and right I was in the worst condition body wise than I have ever been in my entire life but………until I get the assessment done and see the effects of the fruits, I can’t collapse just yet.
With swaying steps, I entered the church again, went directly to the assessment room in a straight line. Since I took a lot more time this time, the Sister seemed to have left, so I rung the bell and quietly waited for her to return.
“You sure kept me waiting——–hey, are you okay!?? You were already looking rough but, now your face is deathly pale, you know.”
“I know, I’ll be fine. Just do the assessment please.”
I handed over the gold coin and adventurer card, and I focused entirely on making sure that I didn’t lose concentration.
“You aren’t on some weird drugs are you? Your condition looks really off, and not to mention these frequent assessments. You sure you aren’t using some illegal augmenting drugs or something…………”
“No I’m not. So quickly do the assessment. Please.”
“………..the church will not take any responsibility I’m telling you in advance.———and it’s done. Here, check.”
I urged on the sister who was highly suspicious of the sudden yet extreme change in condition of my body, and then quickly took my card back and left the church.
I can always explain her the reason afterwards once I’m healthy again, but right now I wanted to get back to [Gorush] as quickly as possible.
Was this because of the fruit of skill, or was my body simply at its absolute limit………..
Ever since I got up from the seat, my vision was swaying from left to right, and I wasn’t even able to check my adventurer card while I’m like this.
I left checking the results for later, and desperately focused entirely on walking back to the [Gorush] inn before my body collapses and I fall unconscious.
The Final Status Update was as follows-
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[Chris]
Suitable Job: Farmer
Endurance: 28(+477)
Strength: 25(+551)
Stamina: 24(+349)
Magic: 7(+191)
Agility: 15(+283)
Unique Skill : [Null Poison][Suicidal Strike][Hardening][Black Mist]
Common Skills: [Increased Breeding Ability] [Skin Strengthen][Flesh Enhancement] [Fortification][War Dance] [Hearing Enhancement] [Cold Resistance] [Intimidating Presence] [Valour] [Hard Hit] [Heat control] [Pain Inhibitor] [Gale] [Strong Arm] [Life Perception] [Perception Enhancement] [Perception Range Enhancement] [Stealth] [Mad Warrior] [Iron Wall] [Colour Change] [Mental Attack Resistance] [Sticky String Operation] [Mana Sense] [Silent Steps][Self Regeneration] [Physical Ability Boost] [Ability Unleashed] [Mind Unleashed] [Leg Strength Enhancement] [Crimson Eyes][Wild Instinct][Team Morale Boost][Venom][Sound Wave Detection]
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(End of Volume 5)