"Grimoire"

Leo Eligos Lv.4

Strength: 10 → F364

Durability:10→F322

Dexterity: 10 → S900

Agility: 10 → E417

Demonic Power: 10 → G205

Mage: G

Magic Attack: H

Mind Healing: 1

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In the tranquil Divine Room, Loki looked at the power stats he had just updated, then looked up at Leo, who was getting dressed.

"What have you learned from Finn these past few days?"

A total increase of 29 or more in proficiency across all abilities—this might be a momentous event for others, but for Leo, Loki didn't think it was a big deal.

Even after Leo reached Level 4, his absurd growth rate didn't slow down, but Loki didn't think much of it. That's just how Leo is; there's no need for him to make a fuss every time.

But the growth trend of these updated stats is just too bizarre, isn't it?

In the past, Leo's greatest strength and the fastest growth was undoubtedly in "Demonic Power," but this time, the growth in "Demonic Power" was the smallest.

That's understandable, since Leo didn't go to the Dungeon this time and didn't use magic much, so it's not hard to understand why his "Demonic Power" grew slower.

But what about the "dexterity" category?

While other basic abilities only require three or four stages of improvement, why did the "dexterity" parameter increase by so much?

It actually went from the lowest level of 1 to the highest level of $ in one go!

What kind of absurd and bizarre growth is this?

"Did you get promoted directly to S rank?"

Leo held the parchment translated into Common Tongue and looked at the "Dexterity" statistic, and couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

But then he realized it was normal.

"I have indeed learned a lot from the captain that I never imagined before, so it's probably only natural that I've grown to this extent."

Leo really thought so.

Finn's teachings not only made him understand what combat is, but also changed his own definition of battle.

In the past, in Leo's mind, fighting was no different from brawling. Learning combat skills was the same as learning martial arts and fighting techniques; it was all about making himself better at fighting.

However, Finn's guidance shattered Leo's preconceived notions about combat, reversed his views on fighting, and made him realize that it is both a science and an art.

What Finn taught was completely different from what Ais taught. He wasn't teaching you how to swing your sword faster or how to take a more stable stance. Instead, he was teaching you how to break free from established frameworks and make the fight go more smoothly in your own way.

He wasn't training Leo's physical skills, but rather his mind, his spirit, and his mentality, teaching him to immediately know what to do the moment a battle begins, how to adjust during the battle, gradually accumulate his own advantages, and move towards victory.

He could even give Li Huan some pointers on magic, telling him how to perfectly create opportunities to use magic in close combat, and how to perfectly integrate the power of magic into his battle, making it a part of the fight.

Thanks to this, Leo felt as if his brain had been opened up, and even if he wasn't completely transformed, it was almost the same as being reborn.

This "growth" was truly transformed into experience points, which were fully reflected after being absorbed by Leo's abilities.

The fact that the "dexterity" parameter reaches $, far surpassing other ability categories, is proof of this.

"But this is still too outrageous," Loki couldn't help but complain. "This is the first time I've seen such a cyclical growth pattern in stats. Only 'Dexterity' is far ahead of the rest, while the other four stats are far behind. It's even more outrageous than those Mage only train 'Demonic Power'."

Pure defensive Mage, because they don't need to consider melee combat, basically only train "Demonic Power," ignoring other attributes such as "strength," "endurance," "dexterity," and "agility." This often results in a significant difference between their "Demonic Power" stat and the other four attributes.

For example, Lefiya Viridis's current "Demonic Power" parameter is B, while her "Strength" parameter is the lowest level of I, her "Endurance" parameter is only H, and her "Dexterity" and "Agility" parameters are only G. This is a typical pure defensive Mage, with only her "Demonic Power" parameter being exceptionally high.

Riveria also exhibits this growth trend; despite her "Demonic Power" stat reaching $, her "Strength" and "Durability" are only G, a significant difference between the two.

However, it was only through years of training and repeated updates to their ability values that they accumulated such a large gap in ability.

Unlike Leo, whose ability upgrade allowed one skill to surge ahead to the highest level, while the other four skills were still struggling in the lower half.

Moreover, this outstanding ability is not his strongest skill, "Demonic Power," but rather his usually unassuming skill, "dexterity," which is even inferior to "agility." No wonder Loki found it strange and absurd.

"Doesn't this prove that I really gained a lot from the regimental commander?"

Leo smiled dismissively.

In order to thoroughly implement what Finn taught him, Leo has spent all his time these days studying and reviewing, except for necessary work. He hasn't even gone to the Dungeon anymore and has become a shut-in.

Because of this, Leo was so engrossed in the event that he missed the Monsterphilia two days earlier, completely forgetting about this annual celebration. It wasn't until he heard that there had been a riot at the festival and that monsters had run into the streets and caused trouble that he belatedly remembered it.

He vaguely remembered that in the original story, Ais and the others encountered some trouble during the festival.

Perhaps due to the butterfly effect caused by Leo, although there was a disturbance at the Monsterphilia a couple of days ago, the disturbance was not serious at all. It was just a group of monsters that had been captured for performances breaking free of their cages and escaping. Nothing else happened.

Upon learning of this situation, Leo was somewhat surprised, but also relieved.

Fortunately, the trouble from the original story didn't happen, otherwise Leo, who had completely forgotten about it, would have felt really bad.

He's already so engrossed; doesn't that prove how much he's gained from Finn?

All I can say is that everything is understandable.

"Well, it's good if you gain something. I'm afraid you won't gain anything at all." Loki finally accepted the situation, sighing as he put away the golden needles. He said, "If it continues to grow at this rate, perhaps this time it won't just be 'Demonic Power'..."

That's all; even "Dexterity" might break through to $SS level.

Such a breakthrough is truly significant.

After all, Leo had only been able to reach $S in one "Demonic Power" item before. Although he had also broken through the limit in the other items, he only reached SS, which was one stage away from "Demonic Power".

Even though this is already quite impressive—most people can only reach a certain level—since Leo has the potential to reach $$, the more projects he can achieve, the better.

Perhaps—it's not just about "dexterity"?

Leo said something that seemed to have a deeper meaning.

He remembered that before Lv.4, the protagonist of the original story only had one ability that he was best at that could reach SSS level, while the rest were all SS level, just like him.

However, at Lv.4, the protagonist of the original work officially achieved SSS in all abilities, having trained all attributes except "Agility" to SSS.

He is now at Lv.4, and after three Level Ascension, his "capacity" has been fully explored and expanded.

In this way, he might be able to achieve SSS rank in all abilities at Lv.4, just like the protagonist in the original work.

Especially now that he's preparing to develop his melee abilities, the four attributes closely related to melee combat—"strength," "endurance," "dexterity," and "agility"—will definitely receive ample training and be vigorously explored.

He hadn't reached SSS level in these four abilities before, but if he can fully train and develop them this time, achieving SSS in all abilities might not be a pipe dream.

"Damn, that's actually possible."

What Leo could think of, Loki could naturally think of as well.

She might not know about the original protagonist, but just looking at Leo's current growth trajectory, she felt that all of this wasn't entirely impossible.

All-ability SSS--

It sounds like another outrageous thing, but since the subject is Leo, Loki wouldn't think it's completely impossible.

If her own child were to achieve such a feat, she would probably be laughing in her sleep.

"Then good luck, try to pull off another miracle and surprise me."

Loki patted Leo on the shoulder, a cunning smile spreading across his face.

Leo rolled his eyes at him, too lazy to bother with him anymore.

The two chatted for a few minutes before Leo got up to say goodbye, left the Divine Room, and began to descend the spiral staircase of the Central Tower.

He planned to take advantage of the time he still had to go to the library and look at some books.

Finn's instruction has been ongoing these days, but Leo hasn't neglected his magical studies either.

This was something he had agreed upon with Riveria, and it was also Leo felt he had to do.

He truly mastered both melee combat and magic.

However, when Leo arrived at the library, he unexpectedly ran into Riveria there.

"You've arrived?"

The elven royal sat alone at his desk, giving Leo a faint smile as he entered.

What brings you here?

Leo paused for a moment, then stepped forward and asked in surprise.

"I have something to take care of." Riveria gestured to the seat opposite her and said, "Please sit down."

Hearing this, Leo was a little puzzled, but he still sat down in front of Riveria.

As Leo sat down, he noticed a peculiar book on the desk between him and Riveria.

It was a thick book with an intricately carved cover and a pure white body.

"This is--?"

Leo felt that the book exuded a mysterious aura, similar to the Demonic Power of Mage.

"This is a Grimoire."

Riveria didn't keep them in suspense and revealed the book's true nature directly.

"Grimoire?"

Leo's eyes lit up, and his gaze immediately fixed on the pure white book, where he remained motionless.

Of course he knew what Grimoire was.

This is a precious item that can awaken the magic hidden within another person that has not yet been discovered, forcing them to learn magic. Only those who have mastered both "Mage" and "mysticism" can create it.

"Mystery" is an extremely rare and precious development ability. There are fewer than five people in all of Orario who possess this ability, not to mention that they also need to learn the "Mage" development ability. Therefore, people all over the world who can create this item are extremely rare, and there are very few people who can do it.

Its price is extremely high, comparable to the top-tier weapons produced by the Hephaestus Familia, and it is extremely rare and expensive.

In this library belonging to the Loki Familia, there are several used Grimoire on the shelves. These were items used by the predecessors of this Familia, but they are no longer effective.

Grimoire are disposable items; once used, they become completely useless and turn into worthless old books.

However, the Grimoire in front of Riveria still exuded an aura of Demonic Power.

Could it be--

"That's right, this is a Grimoire that hasn't been used yet." Riveria seemed to read Leo's mind as she said, "I asked an acquaintance to go to a major magical country and buy this book back."

Hearing this, Leo immediately understood what Riveria was planning to do.

This is clearly something I prepared for myself, isn't it?

After all, Riveria has no use for this Grimoire.

While Grimoire can forcibly unlock magic, this is only possible for those who still have slots available in their ability stats.

Adventurers who receive Blessing of the Gods can only learn a maximum of three spells; this is a rule that no one can defy.

Riveria's three magic slots were already full, making it impossible for her to learn a fourth spell through Grimoire.

Therefore, this is undoubtedly something prepared for someone like him who still has available magic slots.

That is indeed the case.

"High-level Grimoire not only allow one to learn magic, but also have a certain chance of increasing the number of magic slots."

Riveria spoke thus.

The maximum number of magic slots is three. Although it's impossible to increase it further, it's still possible to turn someone who originally had one slot into someone with two slots, and someone with two slots into someone with three slots.

It can increase the number of spells each person is born with, which is the most valuable aspect of Grimoire, to the point that it is sometimes more expensive than a level 1 equipment item.

"You only have one magic slot and only one spell to learn, but your stats clearly show that this is definitely not your limit."

"Therefore, I've long wanted to prepare a Grimoire for you to help increase the number of spells you can use."

"Now, this Grimoire has finally been delivered."