Chapter 165: Pride and Greed

Pride and Greed

Although I had decided to take it easy this week, there were a few things I had decided to do.

This included the recent actions such as "Unsuspend adventurer qualifications" and "Returning the mother and daughter—Mira and Naruse—back to humans." The "mock battle with an S-rank adventurer" was not included. Among them, what was planned for today was "Defeating the Seven Deadly Sins."

Defeating the Seven Deadly Sins involved watching the trio of monster girls—Maple, Chocolate, and Tiramisu—defeat monsters that carry the curses that control the Seven Deadly Sins within Atto Union. Since ‹Gluttony›, ‹Lust›, ‹Envy›, ‹Sloth›, and ‹Wrath› had already been defeated, the only ones left were ‹Pride› and ‹Greed›.

When a monster carrying the curse that controls one of the Seven Deadly Sins was defeated, the next curse would appear on another monster. However, where and when it would appear were unknown and unpredictable, and it took a considerable amount of time after ‹Wrath› was defeated before the next ‹Pride› was discovered.

The curses of the Seven Deadly Sins had a great impact on those around them, and the scale of the incidents that result from them tended to be large. If the scale of the incident became larger, the chances of it reaching our ears would inevitably increase. However, even though the effect of ‹Pride› was great, it wasn't the type of effect that would spread by itself, so it never reached our ears. So how did I find the monster of ‹Pride›? It was, needless to say, the power of Special Ability.

Until now, the map of ‹Clairvoyance› only displayed two areas — the area in question and the adjacent area — but by being strengthened by ‹Broad Interpretation›, it could now display up to four areas. This allowed them to explore more efficiently than ever before and finally led them to discover a monster with the ‹Pride› skill the other day. If the Seven Deadly Sins relay went well, we might be able to defeat the last one, ‹Greed›, by the end of the day. There were also strengthened maps, so it would be less work than searching ‹Pride›.

Special Ability, really convenient.

"So that is the monster that bears the curse of ‹Pride›, huh? That’s quite a nuissance," I muttered.

"The scary thing about Master is that even that isss merely a nuisance..." (Maple)

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"That's right. He's truly on a different level from us." (Chocolate)

"Me-chan, Choco-chan. As far as Honey is concerned, I don't think that's too late now♪." (Tiramisu)

In response to his mutterings while looking at the enemy's status, the trio of monster girls (Maple, Chocolate, Tiramisu) commented with wry smiles.

Currently, the main party and three monster girls were in a certain country in the northernmost part of the Atto Union. Of the Atto Union, they had visited in several southern countries adjacent to Estia, but they had not visited any northern countries. Inevitably, the number of maids dispatched would decrease. And that maybe one of the reasons why the discovery of ‹Pride› took so long. There's no point in saying it now, though...

It took some time, but now that they found it, we had to subjugate it. If the monster was of an upstanding nature, the curse would be removed and it would be tamed or released, but no matter how I looked at him, he didn't seem like an upstanding person. The status was this.

Name : Douglas (Madness/Pride, Lv110) Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

Gender: Male

Age : 711

Race : Dark General

Skills: ‹Physical Strengthening Lv10› ‹Sword Mastery Lv10› ‹Dark Magic Lv10›

Curse : ‹Pride Lv-› [Cursed Sword] [Cursed Shield]

Note : Originally a human, he committed many sins, embraced many taboos, and became a monster.

‹Pride›

Taming becomes impossible. Escape becomes difficult. Those with low mental strength can be controlled at will.

[Cursed Sword]

Category: One-handed sword, curse.

Rarity : Treasure class (Artifact)

Notes : Cursed. Erodes the mind.

[Curse Shield]

Category: Shield, Curse

Rarity : Treasure Class

Notes : Cursed. Erodes the mind.

What can I say, this monster is extremely boss-like.

Apparently, he was originally a human, but after a series of events he became a monster (rough summary). Since there was no causal relationship between the manifestation of a curse mark and a weapon becoming cursed, the cursed equipment can be said to have been something the user had to possess from the start. This alone made him hard to call him a legitimate monster. Subjugation confirmed.

Although he only had a small number of skills, he was a powerful character who had maxed out all of them. Like weapons and armor, this cursed equipment was unique. It had no special effects and simply appeared to be highly effective (although it did erode the mind).

His ultimate curse was surprisingly a brainwashing type. Was it because in order to satisfy ‹Pride›, one needs someone who will simply obey? Also, around the Dark General, there were gathered the "people" and "monsters" who were under his control due to ‹Pride›.

To begin with, as for where the Dark General is and what he's doing right now—

"Destroy the boss.... Andel Kingdom... Destroy the boss..." muttering this, he marched towards the capital of Alcant Principality, the northernmost country in the Atto Union, with a mixed army of over 1000 humans and monsters ruled by ‹Pride›.

Well, there were a lot of things I want to point out, but let's go through them one by one. First of all, the Andel Kingdom that the Dark General muttered about had been destroyed over 500 years ago. The Atto Union had been a long period of warring factions and countless countries had been destroyed. The Andel Kingdom was also destroyed in the war and the current Alcant Principality stood on its ruins. In other words, it was not a case of mistaken identity, but of mistaken country.

To begin with, this Dark General was a monster that was sealed away long ago. Once upon a time, a country was destroyed by Andel Kingdom. Then, unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, one general survived. He swore revenge and became a monster, committing all sorts of forbidden acts. The Dark General, who had turned into a monster, massacred a large number of the people of Andel Kingdom and was eventually sealed away in a certain ruin. However, this seal was defective in that it did not immobilize him, it only prevented him from leaving the ruins. Because of this, his level and skills level had increased ridiculously due to self-training and defeating monsters that appeared in the ruins. I would like to say that they should seal him while thinking about what would happen after the seal is broken.

This time, by undergoing "Mad Evolution," he was freed from the constraints of the seal and was able to return to the surface world. Then, he used ‹Pride› to control the monsters around the ruins and any adventurers who happened to be nearby, and once he had gathered enough fighting power, he set out towards the hated Andel Kingdom. Of course, it was the wrong country.

As an aside, the Dark General killed many of the Andel Kingdom's best warriors, which led to it losing the war and being destroyed, so his revenge was complete.

I don't mean to deny revenge, but those who cause trouble because of misunderstandings are a nuisance. Let's give him the final push before he does anything more unnecessary and tarnishes the situation.

"You guys should be able to defeat the Dark General. Good luck," I said to the monster girl trio.

"Leave it to usss!" Maple replied.

"Yes, please watch our battle closely," Chocolate added.

"Let's do our best♪" Tiramisu responded cheerfully.

Even though I had talked at length about the Dark General, it was not me who would be fighting the Dark General this time. Unless it was someone he really wanted to fight, basically, fighting the curses that control the Seven Deadly Sins was the monster girls' job... Moreover, the existence of the Dark General and his forces was already known to the Alcant Principality. The adventurers who discovered them by chance rushed to report it.

After digging through the documents and learning of the existence of the Dark General, the Alcant Principality fell into despair. Alcant Principality was a small country. It was so small that even the best adventurers in the country were considered B-rank. There was no way they could stop the Dark General—who was killing people equivalent to S-rank adventurers by today's standards—and his army of over 1000.

To make matters even more hopeless, the monsters were advancing at a fast pace, and it seemed necessary to buy time for the capital's residents to escape. So, our Chamber of Advanced Commerce proposed a deal to the Alcant Principality, dangling the perfect bait, "Subjugate the demonic army, or buy some time." As a result, the Alcant Principality agreed to all of Chamber of Advanced Commerce's demands and the task of dealing with this was left to the trio of the monster girls who became known as "The mercenary of the Chamber of Advanced Commerce."

Ten minutes later, the Dark General's forces reached the grassland where they were waiting.

"Let's go♪!" (Tiramisu)

"Yeah!" (Chocolate)

"Yesss!" (Maple)

When the Dark General's army came within visible range, the three monster girls charged straight at the Dark General. The first spear was the dinosaur girl (Tiramisu). She looked like a frilly magical young girl, but she was actually an in-fighter. In fact, she couldn't use magic.

"Andel Kingdom's soldiers.... Kill..." The Dark General, clad in jet black armor and wielding a cursed weapon, was about to face off against the three girls. His boss aura was insane. Those three girls looked like soldiers of the kingdom. There was no turning back now.

"Well then, shall we get started?" I asked.

"Yeah!" Dora replied via telepathy.

"Yes. You can count on me," Sera added.

The main party members nodded at my words. Our job was to eliminate all forces except for the Dark General. To put it simply, we were the scouts. Usually, I would leave the others to clear the way and fight the boss myself, so it would be nice to do something like this once in a while.

...That was what I thought, but I would like to take back what I said. It seemed that those manipulated by ‹Pride› had almost no sense of self. Because of that, the monsters’ attacks didn’t feel murderous, they were just light. This was not a fight, it was just work, and the rewards from the work were of little value. Furthermore, I only knocked out the controlled adventurers and isolated them. They would probably go mad, so I would turn them into slaves and release them.

The monster forces had been steadily wiped out, and their numbers had dwindled considerably, so it might be time to go and check on Tiramisu and her group.

"Take that♪!" (Tiramisu)

"Guugh... Curse you...! Andel Kingdom...!" The Dark General groaned in pain as he tried to block Tiramisu's slash with his shield, but he was unable to neutralize the force and was sent flying. As the Dark General stepped towards Tiramisu, Chocolate's arrow pierces his shoulder, and Maple's strike hit his armor.

"Grrr...Grrrrr...!"

"You have some guts, taking your mind off us." (Chocolate)

"There're three of usss here!" (Maple)

Recently, the monster girl trio had started handling weapons. The dinosaur girl (Tiramisu) had a large axe, the bird girl (Chocolate) had a bow, the sea serpent (Maple) had Morning Star, but I didn't understand Maple's choice. Apparently, she felt that there was a limit to how much magic and hand-to-hand combat could do—That's understandable.

However, all monsters except Tiramisu had been alive for a long time, so it was only natural that they wouldn't be able to use weapons well if they were suddenly given them. Of course, this was where the ‹Axe›, ‹Bow›, and ‹Hammer› skills came in handy. …I don't understand why Morning Star is a ‹Hammer›, though.

Originally, Tiramisu was in the vanguard, while Maple and Chocolate were in the rearguard. However, since they began using weapons, it seemed they had restructured their team, with Tiramisu remaining in the front line, Maple in the middle line, and Chocolate in the back line. This worked surprisingly well, and the three of them decided that they would be a valuable fighting force, so they began training in a style that would primarily involve combat with weapons, with magic used as a backup. It was pitiful that the Dark General was defeated by a tactical attack during training.

Their ultimate goal was to be able to skillfully switch between weapons and magic and fight flexibly.

"Yaay~♪" Contrary to her cutesy shouts, all of Tiramisu's attacks were deadly. Up until now she had only been able to punch and kick, but with her incredible strength she can now swing her great axe freely, and the increased reach has made her a considerable force. I mean, reaching out using just a little girl's hands and feet is pretty hopeless to begin with, right?

"Guuuugh!" The Dark General groaned.

"Now, take thisss!" Maple exclaimed.

The Dark General blocked Tiramisu's slash with his shield and wasn't blown away, but he lost his balance and was attacked from behind by Maple's morning star. When Maple, the sea serpent, decided to use a weapon, she initially wanted to use a whip. However, she felt that the whip was not powerful enough and decided that it would be better suited as a sub-weapon, so she chose a morning star as her main weapon. Did she really like slimy weapons that much?

"We're not done yet." Saying this, Chocolate shot an arrow into a gap in the Dark General's armor. Since Tiramisu chose to be in the front line and Maple chose to be in the middle line, it seemed only natural for her to choose the rear line. ...Since she could use magic already, she should have no shortage of long-range attacks, but still... Well, there are some enemies that magic is less effective against, and there's no downside to being able to use weapons. Also, perhaps due to her race being the Harpie Queen, Chocolate was skilled at reading the wind and showed surprising aptitude with the bow, to the point where she could aim with pinpoint accuracy at the gaps in the armor.

The range of her attacks changed rapidly, leaving the Dark General unable to counterattack. Sometimes, monsters under her control were killed instantly when they tried to attack Tiramisu and her group. The Dark General was probably not weak. His fighting ability should not be that different from Maple and the monster girls when viewed individually. However, it would be impossible for him to fight 3 against 1 against people of the same rank. There was strength in numbers. There were many monsters under the control of the Dark General, but they were merely brainwashed and controlled. They could only be given simple orders, so cooperation was impossible.

The situation always went in Tiramisu's favor, until finally...

"This is the end♪"

"Take thisss!"

"It's over!"

"Curse you! I will never forgive... Andel Kingdom! I will absolutely destroy! Gugh..."

The three's deadly coordinated attack (triangle attack) was successful, and the HP of the Dark General, who had continued to cry out in rage until the very end, was reduced to 0. As the Dark General died, his body turned to mud and crumbled into pieces, along with the jet black armor he was wearing and the weapon he held in his hand.

Tiramisu and the monster girls muttered as they looked down at the collapsed Dark General.

"The weapon just vanissshed. It seems like they could have been sold for quite a high price, what a wassste." (Maple)

"Because it's a cursed weapon, I don't think it can be sold on the market☆." (Tiramisu)

"The underground market? It would have been sold through Chamber of Advanced Commerce. It's a real shame." (Chocolate)

It seemed somewhat strange that after defeating the cursed avenger, the topic of conversation was selling the weapons they had. I understood that they didn't get sentimental after defeating the monsters, since the three of them were monsters. But, I felt sorry for the Dark General. I say it? Ha ha ha.

Still, it seemed like all three of them had become quite accustomed to human ways. After all, the monster girls were well versed in the process of buying and selling weapons...

The three monster girls finished chatting and came towards us. Before the Dark General was defeated, all the monsters under his control were already wiped out. In group battles, Sakura and Mio's long-distance attack team were effective.

"Sir, with this, our mission as mercenaries is over. We will return to the capital of Alcant Principality and report back. What will you do, sir?" Chocolate asked about the next move.

The three monster girls still had the task of reporting to Alcant Principality. Since the evacuation of residents in the capital of Alcant Principality was progressing, it would be disrespectful to put off reporting and go and defeat them just because the Seven Deadly Sins had taken over right away. Since it also had an alibi-like meaning, if the baton was passed on too quickly, it could be left to the three girls. It would be unpleasant to find the Seven Deadly Sins and then not defeat them until the damage is great, so if the baton was handed over early, maybe we'd go and defeat them.

So, Alta, has a monster bearing the curse from the Seven Deadly Sins appeared?

[Yes. A monster with ‹Greed› appeared in a country southeast of here.] (Alta)

Hmm, it looks like the baton has been passed on already. So, what kind of monster is it?

[Yes. It's Latina, the vampire who fought against Maria in Izumo Kingdom.] (Alta)

Huh? Has that battle-maniac vampire gone mad?

[Yes. It seems that she developed the madness of ‹Greed› in a country she stopped in on the way to Kastal.] (Alta)

………Bad luck?! In the first place, can monsters that have nothing to do with the Atto Union develop madness or the curses of the Seven Deadly Sins? That's so unprincipled...

"According to Alta, the next of the Seven Deadly Sins has already appeared. It appears to be a monster connected to us, so there's no way we can't defeat it. It would be troublesome if unnecessary casualties were to occur, so I think we'll go and deal with it ourselves... Sorry, it seems like we're getting the best part at the very end," I explained and apologized.

Even though there was a reason, I still felt bad about being left with the last of the work that I had entrusted to the three of them.

"Tira and her friends defeated three of the Seven Deadly Sins, but Honey also defeated two, so you have the right to take the best part♪" said Tiramisu.

I faced off against ‹Lust› and ‹Jealousy›, while the three girls defeated ‹Gluttony›, ‹Wrath›, and ‹Pride›. The last one, ‹Sloth›, was accidentally encountered by the Claude adventurer group, and they ended up fighting it. Come to think of it, we had defeated quite a few of the Seven Deadly Sins.

"Yupss. It was originally Master's right. We are only his agentsss." (Maple)

"Ah, that's right. Leave this to us and go ahead, sir." (Chocolate)

"Okay. If that's the case, I'll do it without hesitation." (Jin)

Since none of the three of them seemed to have any particular attachment to the Seven Deadly Sins, we decided that we would deal with Latina, who had acquired ‹Greed›. It doesn't matter, but will Chocolate's lines be treated as a death flag?

After parting ways with Tiramisu and the monster girls, we immediately headed for the southeastern country where Latina was. Of course, this transfer to the Chamber of Advanced Commerce store was using Portal.

The country's name was the Argus Principality, and it was the second largest nation in the Atto Union. The monsters in Argus were stronger than those in other countries, and the adventurers and the knights were also stronger. Of course, you should remember that this is covered under the disclaimer "Within the Atto Union." Simply put, it was clearly weaker than Kastal Queendom and Estia Kingdom.

Currently, Latina seemed to be devoting herself to monster hunting in a certain forest. Because of a promise with Maria, she was hunting monsters without dealing with humans. It was at that time that ‹Greed› manifested itself, so maybe that was why she continued fighting monsters. The ‹Greed› curse mark had the ability to steal skills.

‹Greed›

Taming becomes impossible. Escape becomes difficult. You can steal 1 skill point from each person you kill.

Needless to say, it is completely backward compatible with ‹Power of Life and Death›... You can only steal skills when you defeat an enemy, and you can only steal one point at a time. It's so inferior that it's sad to even compare it.

That said, without comparing it, the skill was fairly strong. For example, if you continue to hunt monsters in a forest packed with the same type of enemies, you should be able to gain a certain level of skill. Maybe she instinctively knew what it took to become stronger, which was why she continued to hunt monsters in the same forest.

However, there was one problem, and that was the distribution of monsters that inhabit this forest. Just like when the monster rampage (stun beat) occurred in Kastal before, this forest was inhabited by a large number of humanoid monsters such as orcs and ogres. This was why it happened.

Name : Latina (Madness/Greed, Lv61)

Gender : Female

Age : 17

Species: Vampire

Skills :

- Martial Arts System

‹Unarmed Combat Mastery Lv4› ‹Staff Mastery Lv3›

- Body System

‹Physical Strengthening Lv8› ‹Flash Step Lv3› ‹Nightvision Lv2› ‹Flying Lv2› ‹Vampire Lv5› ‹Breeding Lv3› ‹Toughness Lv1› ‹Superstrength Lv2› ‹Fighting Spirit Lv2› ‹Berserker Lv1›

- Misc. Skills

‹Leadership Lv2› ‹Rousing Lv2›

- Others

‹Daywalker Lv5› ‹Dragon Awakening Lv-› ‹Brave Heart Lv-›

Curse : ‹Greed Lv-›

Although her number of skills had increased, those were Orc or Ogre skills, so the character was basically a muscle-brained character. The seven skills that had been added since I last saw her were ‹Staff›, ‹Breeding›, ‹Toughness›, ‹Superstrength›, ‹Berserker›, ‹Leadership›, and ‹Rousing›. …Above all, what I was most interested in was the shining ‹Breeding› skill. It was an Orc skill.

‹Breeding›

Children can be born between any humanoid race as long as they are of the opposite sex. The child's race will be the same as the parent of the same sex. The likelihood of having a child depends on the skill level.

Where does this vampire want to go...?

That aside, since she was playing solo, ‹Leadership› and ‹Rousing› were useless skills, but ‹Toughness›, ‹Superstrength›, and ‹Berserker› were simply powerful. Even if we considered only combat ability, there was no way we could think of her as the same as the old Latina. If she fought now, I think she could put up a good fight against Maria... No, no.

Also, the combination of ‹Flash Step›, ‹Fighting Spirit›, and ‹Berserker› reminded me of the butler (Cedric[1] (a.k.a. Sebastian)) I defeated a long time ago. Cedric was higher level than Latina. If you think about it, wasn't he one of the most powerful people in this world? Yes, I killed him.

After we finished preparing at the Chamber of Advanced Commerce store, we decided to take a carriage to the forest where Latina was. We refrained from flying there. This time we were not acting as adventurers, so I had left the chauffeur to Asha.

"Well, that's fine, isn't it? I haven't received any requests right now..." Asha, who had been suddenly called in to act as the driver, looked at me with a slightly resentful look.

"You can refuse if you don't want to," I said to her.

"I don’t intend to refuse, but isn’t the person I’m dealing with this time connected to the curse that caused me so much harm? Ugh, it brings back bad memories…" replied Asha.

Asha was defeated by Gigant Maneater, who possessed the curse of ‹Gluttony›, losing her familiars and suffering the great damage of being driven mad herself. It was not surprising that people have a hard time dealing with the curse marks from the Seven Deadly Sins.

"I'm not going to tell you to fight. You're not a fighting force after all... Just stay quiet and wait at a distance," I said again.

"Yeah... I'll do that honestly," Asha replied.

I had no intention of dragging even those who genuinely didn't want to join the fight.

I suddenly asked Alta about something that came to mind.

I was wondering, is Latina conscious?

Although Tsukiyo, the golden fox, was going mad and suffering, she was still conscious, so it was probably not something she couldn't endure if she had a certain level of mental strength. Latina, who had been training, also seemed to have a fairly high mental strength. Perhaps she had mastered the use of madness. Asha was completely consumed, though...

[She is conscious, but her behavior has become strange due to the effects of her madness. While fighting monsters, she says things like "I am the strongest" and "This world is all mine."] (Alta)

That's typical of ‹Greed› but quite unlike Latina. She was conscious, but not insane. Tsukiyo managed to stay sane for quite a long time, so that means Latina's mental strength was less than Tsukiyo's.

Even though she might be insane due to the effects of the madness, when she said things like "The strongest" and "You're mine", it was impossible to ignore her. Since I had the chance, I wanted to show her the difference in our ranks (in terms of skills).

"So, I'll be Latina's opponent," I declared.

"As usual, Master is abrupt, isn't he... But I'm sure it ends with just nullifying the curse mark, right?" Mio, who won the seat next to me in a game of rock-paper-scissors, asked me a question.

If I used my Special Ability, I could nullify the curse and remove the madness effect. In fact, up until now I had been planning on just removing the curse without fighting Latina. Of course, this was only a measure taken for legitimate monsters, and for monsters like the Dark General, which could definitely be defeated without the need for madness, they would be defeated without removing the curse.

"Well, according to Alta, Latina was making some over-confident remarks due to the influence of ‹Greed›, so I wanted to put a little dent on her," I replied to Mio's question.

"Regarding the fact that the little in Master is not the usual little," Mio muttered.

"It doesn't seem like it will take her life, so isn't that a little attack from Master's point of view?" Sera commented on Mio's remark.

"Ah, I see..." Mio agreed on Sera's comment.

Mio and Sera said rude things. Well, it was not generally wrong, according to Sera's standards...

"So, is it confirmed that you will be fighting, Master? It's not like I want to fight or anything..." Mio asked me.

"Yeah, it's confirmed that I'll be the one to fight," I answered Mio's questions again. If I didn't fight, it wouldn't be a battle of plunder-type Special Ability vs. plunder-type skills.

"That's a pity. I'd like to meet someone big soon, too..." Sera said with a disappointed look on her face after hearing my answer.

Aside from when they act individually, when I was with them it was usually a party battle or a solo battle, so there were surprisingly few opportunities for Sera to show her talents. She was a hero who was a combat agent but could not act independently. According to rumors among my subordinates, she was quite active when I was at the Gray World, but... Given the timing, it looked like I wouldn't have many opportunities to see Sera in action.

"Don't worry. Sera will probably be there soon," I said.

"How do you know that?" Sera asked.

I'm sure it was mentioned in the discussion, but maybe it was forgotten?

"Next, it's your turn, Sera, to defeat the monster in the 'Final Trial' and obtain the ‹Transcendence› skill. Depending on the enemy, you may be able to defeat it alone. That way, you will have a chance to shine," I explained.

"That's right! It's my turn next! I'd love to defeat it alone!" exclaimed Sera.

"Next up is Mio-chan. Mio-chan doesn't have to be alone," Mio cleverly promoted herself. It's okay, I haven't forgotten.

Less than an hour later, we arrived at the forest where Latina was. Asha had been asked to wait at a considerable distance to watch over the carriage.

It must have taken about ten minutes to walk from where we parked the carriage to the forest. This forest was in the countryside of Argus Principality, untouched by humans, and was home to a fair number of monsters. ...Yes, in the past tense. The monsters in the forest were now unrecognizable, and almost all of them had been defeated by Latina.

Here's the result.

Name : Latina (Madness/Greed, Lv63)

Skills:

- Martial Arts system

‹Unarmed Combat Mastery Lv4› ‹Staff Mastery Lv6up›

- Body Systems

‹Physical Strengthening Lv8up› ‹Flash Step Lv3› ‹Nightvision Lv2› ‹Flying Lv2› ‹Vampire Lv5› ‹Breeding Lv6up› ‹Toughness Lv2up› ‹Superstrength Lv4up› ‹Fighting Spirit Lv2› ‹Berserker Lv2up›

- Misc. Skills

‹Leadership Lv3up› ‹Rousing Lv3up›

- Others

‹Daywalker Lv5› ‹Dragon Awakening Lv-› ‹Brave Heart Lv-›

Curse : ‹Greed Lv-›

Her skill level had increased considerably since I last saw her. Considering that she could only get one point per target, this was an extremely fast pace.

One thing that I found disappointing was that the level of the stolen skills was higher than the level of the skills that I originally had. For example, let's look at Latina's_ skills in order of level. Then, ‹Physical Strengthening Lv8› ‹Staff Mastery Lv6› ‹Breeding Lv6› ‹Vampire Lv5›... Do you understand? There was almost nothing vampiric about her left. She was an orc at this point. An orc with vampire-like skills... in other words, a vampire pig.

Also, what does Latina want to do by improving her ‹Breeding› skill so much? Shouldn't you be more selective about who you steal skills from?