I Became the Only Non-mage in the Academy
Chapter 98: The Meaning Of Faith (1)

After the joint training ended, another major event occurred.

“The Korea Hero Academy and the Divine Academy in the USA will start annual exchange programs,”

Instructor Seo Woo-ju announced from the podium.

“This year, there’s a big event. The Korea Hero Academy will exchange with the Divine Academy in the USA. Since the midterm evaluations are over, everyone should prepare to go to the USA.”

“Are we going to the USA?”

“Yes. The exchange program involves either us going to the USA or the Divine Academy members coming to the Korea Hero Academy. This time, it’s our turn to go to the USA.”

“I see.”

The other students’ eyes sparkled.

That’s because the only school that could be considered a rival to the Korea Hero Academy was the Divine Academy.

‘And she was there too.’

I recalled Kim Seo-hyun’s rival character. She was also quite a formidable character.

“And I’ll mention some points to be cautious about during the exchange. Since the USA is a multi-religious country that worships one hundred gods, there are things to be careful about…”

I was half-listening to Seo Woo-ju’s words when I received a text.

Ershil:

-I have something to talk about regarding today’s business. Are you free after school?

I pondered for a moment. I didn’t have much scheduled for today.

My plan was simply to go to the penthouse, train with Black Heaven, exercise with Kim Seo-hyun, check on Kim Ara, and then go back to the penthouse for more training with Black Heaven.

I was about to tell Ershil that I was free today when I received another message.

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-Hello. This is student council president Sung Han-byul.

-I would like to repay you for your help before. Are you available today?

Lee Seo-ha:

-Yes, I’m available today. When would be a good time for you?

-I’ll adjust to your schedule.

Sung Han-byul:

-Then, how about this evening…

Lee Seo-ha:

-Yes! I’ll see you then.

-(Hamster saluting emoticon)

I sent a message to Sung Han-byul and then to Ershil.

Lee Seo-ha:

-Okay.

After finishing texting, I checked what I had for Ershil.

‘The recovery potion is no problem. She’s been having a tough time lately, maybe I should pass her a Beak (elixir).’

Ershil was a business partner, and also someone who shouldn’t die.

Not only because she’s a major force in the story, but I also didn’t want to see her die.

‘It seems I’ve grown quite attached.’

Smiling bitterly, I touched my phone and logged into the Alchemy Guild.

[Your special stat 'Faith' has increased by 1.]

Just as they say, speak of the tiger and it appears – my Faith stat increased by 1.

‘I should start getting to grips with this too.’

Faith was an unfamiliar power to me, so it’s hard to get a feel for it. However, I knew how to handle it, so it was just a matter of practice.

I browsed for a while, chatting with Lab Escape, sharing alchemy tips, and distributing recipes.

After having some fun, I stumbled upon a post related to Ershil.

[Merchen<< What’s with this family, continuously receiving potions from Veritas?]

ㄴ? Veritas gives out potions?

ㄴYeah. [Link] Check this out. It looks like potions made by Veritas.

ㄴWow…crazy…

ㄴMerchen, what’s up with this family (X). Ah, the Merchen family has been chosen by Veritas (O).

ㄴWhat family does Veritas supply potions to??? Do you want to die???

[Your special stat ‘Faith’ has increased by 1.]

‘…It’s really rising fast.’

No other stat rose this quickly.

Although Faith was a stat I had acquired for the first time in both my past and present life, this speed was clearly abnormal.

It probably meant that the alchemists had that much faith in me.

Or maybe…

I stopped thinking there, wondering if I had gone too far.

That made sense, considering why the One Hundred Gods were in the USA.

“So, the class representative is Lee Seo-ha.”

“…?”

My thoughts were interrupted there. I was appointed a bothersome position as class representative.

“Lee Seo-ha seems trustworthy.”

Ershil said something, nodding her head.

“Lee Seo-ha, huh. Can’t be helped. I’ll have to yield.”

Park Woon-hyuk said arrogantly.

“Congratulations, Seo-ha.”

Kim Seo-hyun said with a slight smile.

What exactly was it…?

“Hmm.”

I repeatedly clenched and unclenched my fist lightly.

My body, tempered by Black God Martial Arts, was sturdy. Its hardness surpasses that of ordinary weapons.

‘That’s why I tried to learn boxing.’

It’s harder to learn than I thought.

For anything related to swords, the talent, “Sword Demon (S),” provided correction, making dual swords a better option.

But the problem was.

‘It’s hard for me to use properly.’

I sighed inwardly. The Heaven Defying Body didn’t fully benefit from weapon enhancements.

I used swords because of the Black Heavenly Demon Sword, my exclusive weapon, but I couldn’t even properly wield the Sword of Winter.

When I fought the merfolk spearman, I actually forced myself to use the Sword of Winter to kill the merfolk. It was an incredibly brute-force method.

If I had been an average intermediate class, the method would have likely caused permanent damage.

I sighed again and stretched my body.

-How’s the practice going, Master?

‘I’m not sure.’

The self-harm method that Black Heaven told me about before. Although it’s called self-harm, its application is quite interesting, so I’ve been practicing it.

‘No, rather than self-harm.’

It’s a kind of berserk mode.

A mutually destructive strategy that risked my own life to lead the opponent to death.

However, the reason I hold onto it is one. The more I practiced this berserk mode, the faster the proficiency of Black God Martial Arts increased.

[The proficiency of Black God Martial Arts increases.]

[The proficiency of Soul-consuming Sword Technique increases. You have fully mastered the Soul-consuming Sword Technique.]

I sat down on the ground with a sigh.

I regulated my breathing and slowly lowered my blood circulation. I adjust my body’s condition with my breath.

As my head cooled down a bit, instead of continuing to train, I turned my attention elsewhere.

[267,500p]

It’s a lot of points, more than I thought.

With this amount, I could buy a skill or talent of S rank.

I opened the multidimensional shop.

As usual, I was pondering whether to choose a talent or skill.

[A special service for the user! Currently, there's a chance to draw C to S grade items!]

“……”

Wasn’t this situation too coincidental?

But I couldn’t resist the draw. I opened the draw shop.

I checked the probabilities.

C grade 50%.

B grade 45%.

A grade 4%.

S grade 1%.

‘Isn’t this favorable?’

The odds were much higher than I expected. It was worth a try.

And the points required for each draw were 10,000 points.

‘Hmm…’

I opened my status window.

[Name: Lee Seo-ha]

Strength: 32

Agility: 32

Stamina: 32

Dexterity: 32

Special Stat

Faith: 20

Conceptual Stat

Energy of Defying Heaven: 35

◈Talents

-[Reading(-)], [Sword Demon(S)], [True Heart(A)], [Inscrutable Talent(A-)], [Dexterity(B+)], [Master of Deception(B+)], [Devilish Charisma(C+)]

◈Skills

-[Black God Martial Arts(?)], [Divine Sight(S)], [Lee Seo-ha's Arcane Alchemy(A+)], [Black Flash Step(B+)], [Soul-consuming Sword Technique(B)], [Ikar's Advanced Spirit Energy Control(C+)], [Black Shadow Step(C+)], [Black Flash Sword Technique(C+)], [Lecture(D+)]

◈Physique

[Heaven Defying Body(S-)]

Then, I selected the least needed 「Lecture(D+)」.

[Would you like to delete 「Lecture(D+)」? You will receive 500p in return.]

‘As expected, it works.’

But the problem was serious.

[Lecture(D+)], in terms of purchasing a talent, costs1,500p. But if I could only receive a fraction of it back, it was a considerable loss.

‘Let’s try just three times.’

I spun the wheel just for fun.

[The roulette is activated!]

[Bam bam bam! Congratulations, you have acquired the talent 「Martial Arts Master(B)」.]

Martial Arts Master, not bad.

I tried spinning two more times.

[The roulette is activated!]

[Bam bam bam! Congratulations, you have acquired the talent 「Charisma(C)」.]

[Talent, 「Devilish Charisma(C+)」 duplicates. Talent 「Charisma(C)」 is combined with 「Devilish Charisma(C+)」. 「Devilish Charisma(C+)」 evolves into 「Authority of the Devil(B)」.]

[The roulette is activated!]

[Bam bam bam! Congratulations, you have acquired the skill 「Chaonel's Nyeom Enhancement Technique(C)」.]

[Skill, 「Ikar's Advanced Spirit Energy Control(C+)」 is linked. Skill, 「Ikar's Advanced Spirit Energy Control(C+)」 combines with 「Chaonel's Nyeom Enhancement Technique(C)」. 「Ikar's Advanced Spirit Energy Control(C+)」 evolves into 「Hero's Advanced Spirit Energy Enhancement Technique(B)」.]

Various enhancements took place.

But I looked at the status window with a blank expression.

‘This…’

Though it’s called random, it only served to enhance my talents and skills. 「Martial Arts Master(B)」 linked with Dexterity and also interacted with Sword Demon.

It allowed for learning all martial arts broadly but superficially.

The other two also combined with my talents and skills, creating a synergistic effect.

‘It’s a shame.’

Compared to the points invested, the benefits weren’t much.

I looked at my points.

[237,500p]

Just enough to keep one more spin. After a brief contemplation, I decided to spin once more.

[The roulette is activated!]

[Bam bam bam! Congratulations, you have acquired the talent 「Infinite Stamina(S)」.]

“……”

I was at a loss for words.

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