Chapter 3 (1/2)

Prologue 3: It Ended up as an Apprenticeshi+p

“Fumu, I don’t think you made this up on the fly, but…”

Hast’al quietly listen to ridiculous-sounding story

“But, seeing that ifts, I’d have no choice but be convinced”

That ifts, so then… have I been found out?

“What exactly are … gifts?”

For the tiirl’s body, so I try e

“As it is, gifts are ‘presents bestowed by the Gods’ Of course like in Yuuri’s case, not everyone with gifts has led a life of happiness due to them”

“This is more like a curse”

“Yes, but instances of people with so ifts is rare to say the least Not toall that together… I wouldn’t be surprised by anything anymore”

“What the hell!? What are gifts!? Why’d I have to go through all this!?”

I response to Hast’al’s calm and cory and uncomposed tone

As if to calm me down, he sucked at his pipe, and in a composed voice continued to explain

“It seeard to theive an explanation Usually, only 1 person of 100 ift is completely random [Weather Prediction], [Business Aptitude], [Arithift [Rock-Paper-Scissors Winner]”

[Rock-Paper-Scissors Winner]? … Instead, that one’s good since it’s harifts for it

“Of course, even without the respective gift, it is still possible to learn arithrowth and end result from whether or not one has it is like the difference between heaven and hell That difference in aptitude is e call a ‘gift’”

Hast’al spoke in a teacher-like et into what he was saying, his words came out even smoother

“Useful skill are considered highly valuable If one has a gift like [Fencing] or [Magic], the country will co fashi+on

I too received a siic Tool Creation] gifts I couldn’t put up with their persistent invitations and eventually gave in”

“Two?”

“Aifts as well I don’t ifts are about 1 in 1,000” (TL: 1/1,000 aeneral population)

If soifts is a 1 in 100,000 rare existence… then I, with eight gifts, ao through all of that

“In a given country, there ift And you – It’s hard to believe, but as far as I can see, you are endoith four gifts, right?”

“You can see them…?”

“I’ve been atih to the nature of so is the by far the most essential skill”

“Four… What do you see?”

“[Eternal Youth], [Immortality], [Golden Ratio], and [Sacred Treasure] If I didn’t have this ring on, I too would probably have a hard tih an unpleasant experience”

They are the four that made me experience hell Is there no possibility to disable it in sight?

“Then… be sure not to get close to me”

“Unfortunately, that’s not possible You erous existence”

I brought a town to ruin, so that seems reasonable

There are also many people that died because they cairlfriend committed suicide

“It’s not like I don’t understand, but you can bring a whole town ruin by yourself You are like ‘strategic arms’ so to speak”

“Since I caused so many deaths… at this point, what can I even do to make up for it…?”

Fully aware of ht not even take away this bad after-taste