Summoning a Devil-No Freebies

Lin Luo wore a perfectly righteous expression.

She had practically delivered herself to him, and he was supposed to let her go? Who did she take him for?

Still, he had to admit that Mana Supplementation this way felt great. His Magic Power had already recovered most of the way.

"Oh my, did I interrupt you two?"

At some point, a stunning girl had appeared at the library entrance. She was tall, with waist-length hair tied into a ponytail, and exuded the grace of a traditional Japanese beauty.

In looks alone, she and Rias each had their own charms.

"Akeno, why did you come in?"

Rias stiffened slightly.

That had been her first kiss. Even with Akeno Himejima as the onlooker, she still felt embarrassed about being seen like this.

"Well, I was waiting outside for so long."

Akeno Himejima's gaze moved between them as she narrowed her eyes slightly, an inscrutable smile on her face.

"If she wants to watch, let her. I still need a little more Magic Power to recover completely."

As he spoke, Lin Luo leaned toward Rias again.

"President Rias, have you given Lin Luo the items yet?"

At that sight, Akeno Himejima could no longer keep her composure.

What was going on?

Since when had Lin Luo become so shameless?

She did not really mind waiting a little longer.

But having their affection shoved in her face was annoying.

"Ahem, we do have business to take care of."

With a dry cough, Rias regained her usual poise.

Then she held out a hand, and a pale purple Magic Circle flashed into existence before vanishing.

A chess set had appeared in her hand.

"Evil Pieces?"

Lin Luo's eyes flickered.

They had been developed by Beelzebub, one of the current Four Great Satans, to strengthen devils and increase their numbers.

It was a technology that could turn other living beings into Devils.

"Here. From now on, this set of Evil Pieces belongs to you."

"Thanks."

Lin Luo accepted them without hesitation and put them away.

Rias smiled and cautioned him, "Each set has a limited number of pieces, so you must be very careful when choosing your Familiars."

"Members of special races or Sacred Gear wielders would be ideal."

After explaining a few more things, Rias left the library with Akeno Himejima.

"Familiars, huh?"

Lin Luo picked up an Evil Piece, but did not give the matter much thought.

Had this been before, things would have been different.

He would have done everything he could to reincarnate powerful Familiars with his Evil Pieces.

But now, his own strength took priority.

With a thought, he brought up the Virtual Panel.

[Notice: Origin +10]

Lin Luo paused at the notification, then quickly turned his gaze to the barely perceptible, mysterious markings on the Evil Piece.

"So that's how I obtain Origin Points?"

What was Origin? It could be considered one of the foundations of the world.

Therefore, everything in existence, even knowledge, should be a constituent of Origin.

"No wonder I started with so many Origin Points. They must have come from everything I've seen and learned over the years."

With that thought, Lin Luo took a book at random from the shelf and began reading.

He skimmed ten lines at a glance, but the notification only appeared after he had finished the entire book.

[Origin +1]

Lin Luo studied the message thoughtfully.

"It looks like the amount of Origin Points I earn isn't fixed either. Judging by this, things related to the supernatural give more Origin Points."

Having realized that, Lin Luo put the book away and returned to his chair.

He turned his palm upward, and the glow of a Magic Circle appeared in the air.

With a series of rustling thumps, books fell onto the table.

All these books came from the Underworld. Their contents covered all sorts of subjects, but every one of them was extremely valuable.

Rias had pressed them on Lin Luo to help him grow stronger.

But for a long time, in his pursuit of strength, Lin Luo had focused entirely on Lightning Magic, aside from a handful of practical spells.

He had never even opened the other Grimoires.

Picking up a book at random, Lin Luo began rapidly flipping through it.

[Notice: Origin +3]

[Notice: Origin +5]

Before he had even finished the book, notifications were already appearing one after another.

"Just as I thought. My guess was right."

Lin Luo's eyes shone brighter and brighter, and he began turning the pages even faster.

Fortunately, he was now a devil, with a memory far beyond that of a human.

Before long!

He had finished the book.

Then!

Rather than immediately spending his points, Lin Luo picked up another book and began reading.

As he finished book after book and accumulated more Origin Points, Lin Luo discovered something else.

No matter what it was, he only needed to see it. He did not need to understand it to gain experience.

Without his noticing, time passed.

It was already late at night.

Lin Luo had remained in the library the entire time, but he felt no fatigue, as though he had forgotten time itself.

"I'll stop here for now..."

Setting down a book, Lin Luo summoned the Virtual Panel.

[Lin Luo]

[Class: Origin Mage]

[Magic: Lightning Magic L41 (+)]

[Origin: 1,815 points]

Rubbing his sore eyes, Lin Luo began allocating points with a thought.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Light began flashing across the Virtual Panel.

Lin Luo felt the Magic Power inside him begin to surge like raging waves.

His surroundings seemed to have become a realm of lightning. Everywhere he looked, lightning filled his vision.

At last!

The light gradually faded.

[Lin Luo]

[Class: Origin Mage]

[Magic: Lightning Magic L60 (+)]

[Origin: 1,182 points]

Lin Luo looked closely and discovered a new notification on the panel.

[Ding! Lightning Magic has reached level 60. Spend 1,000 Origin points to complete your class advancement?]

Chapter 3: Summoning a Devil—No Freebies

"Finally time for a class advancement?"

Excitement flashed in Lin Luo's eyes as he read the message.

In the rip-off browser game he had played in his previous life, the real game only began after a class advancement.

And the Origin Mage he had chosen was hailed as the strongest class.

Without hesitation, Lin Luo selected confirm.

In an instant, the entire Virtual Panel lit up, radiating an incomparably dazzling brilliance.

At the same time!

Lin Luo felt as though his soul had entered a vast world. Thunder filled every direction, seeming to merge with him.

He had no idea how much time passed.

When Lin Luo came to his senses again, he felt that his flesh, veins, limbs, and even Magic Power had undergone earth-shattering changes, as though they had become composed entirely of lightning.

In the next instant, veins bulged on Lin Luo's forehead. He felt every cell in his body constantly tearing apart and then reforming.

After more than ten full minutes, Lin Luo was drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

"So this is the power of an Origin Mage?"

Feeling the changes within him, Lin Luo held out a finger. Wisps of golden Thunder danced around it, giving off an aura that made even his own heart pound in alarm.

No Magic Circle appeared. Casting Lightning Magic seemed to have become instinctive.

Moreover, he could feel that even these tiny wisps of Thunder could easily kill his former self.

He was truly strong now, stronger than he had ever been.

After spending some time adapting to his power, Lin Luo summoned the Virtual Panel.

[Lin Luo]

[Class: Origin Mage]

[Magic: Origin Lightning Magic L1 (+)]

[Origin: 182 points]

Lightning Magic had vanished, replaced by Origin Lightning Magic.

"Still, it looks like I can cast ordinary magic too."

Lin Luo raised his palm, and streaks of Thunder flickered within a pale blue Magic Circle.

But because the nature of his Magic Power had changed, although its power fell short of Origin Magic, it was still several times stronger than before.