"Th-this is..."
Hearing the strange notification in his mind, Natsuki Subaru froze as well.
This was already his second loop. The week he had experienced before had been swallowed by the cycle. In other words, according to the normal timeline...
He should have just defeated Elsa Granhiert with Brother Dongwen.
Then, after passing out, he had been brought here.
So, all things considered, he should only be an ordinary person right now. He had never eaten a Golden Apple or an Essence Berry, and he had no equipment or skills whatsoever. He should have been a complete weakling.
Especially that Stubborn Blessing.
That was clearly an ability he had only acquired after arriving at the mansion.
Yet Subaru had heard that notification just now. The Voice of the World said he had already possessed the Stubborn Blessing and could not obtain it again.
So what exactly was going on?
Could skills learned from a player be immune to the loop?
Or was this actually because of the blessing? Could a world-class blessing be inherited by his new-loop self?
"..."
There were too many possibilities, and Subaru could not make a judgment right away.
"Hey, Little Cai, what's wrong with you?"
Fang Mo naturally noticed Subaru's confusion and asked with 'concern,' "Your face doesn't look so good. Don't tell me... you had a wet dream last night?"
"Huh?"
Subaru froze.
"Hehehe, Little Cai, tell me the truth." Fang Mo leaned in with a sly grin and whispered, "You definitely dreamed about your wife Emilia last night... right?"
"N-no, that's not it."
Only then did Subaru come back to his senses. He quickly forced out a couple of awkward laughs. "Brother Dongwen, I... I just think I'm too weak."
"Ha, I thought it was something serious."
Fang Mo laughed unconcernedly, then patted