After Val had been examined by a priest and we ascertained that he was not in any danger, I finally felt at ease enough to go home. After putting away the book I had chanced upon, when I saw Doris, a night of intimacy with her was, of course, unavoidable.The next time I meditated, something amazing happened. My vitality had suddenly increased. Rather than mana, it was raw, physical strength that I saw a spike in, just like when I was working at Old Jeff’s, but that raised my mana, and this raised my strength.I was confused at how this came to be. Even though it was a good change, at the very least, I had to know what caused it, right? After much thought, I narrowed the possibilities down to one. It might have something to do with that strange state I was in when I saw Val getting stabbed. It was almost like… bloodlust. That was not the usual me. I faintly recalled it seemed like I was enjoying it when I was taking away the lives of so many people.&ldqu

After verifying that they were drugged, Val went out to inform the boss. Meanwhile, I had to hurry and heal the girls with intermediate detoxifying Earth magic. If we had come any later, then things might not have ended well for them.“Mother of nature, birther of all life! Forgive the sinners and free them from pain—Dispel!”A mysterious light rose from the ground and enveloped the three girls as I chanted. Gradually, their complexion returned to normal, and so did their breathing. It did not take long before they opened their eyes again.The boss rushed in just in time to see the girls open their eyes after hearing the news. She quickly went over to soothe them like a mother hen, complaining about Liam and his quirks. Val and the others stood around, clearing their throats awkwardly at the sight since the women were still naked.The boss had someone bring the three women away to rest while she glared at Liam, who was still in bed giggling to h

The Ice Spike, emitting the barest amount of cold air, was hardly a threat in my eyes. It bounced off my body without me even having to use my Divine Armor. Seems like this guy was, at most, a Novice Magician. One of the weaker ones too, if it took him this long to cast a novice spell. He even had to use a wand to do it. It was easy to tell how poor this man's skills were from this alone.The woman was still feeling smug, but her expression turned stiff when she saw me completely unharmed by the Ice Spike. She looked extremely upset as if she had just eaten a fly, which I had to say was quite funny.The man tried to attack me again, this time using Freeze, another novice ice spell, which encased my feet in ice. I did not bother trying to move, but the man thought he had me frozen in place."Haha! Why aren't you moving now? Are you finally feeling scared?"However, as soon as the man finished speaking, I had broken out of the ice with just the barest of effort and

Sure enough, Master J's reputation was not without basis. Even the way he taught was something else. This was a completely novel experience for me. Even though recreating The Goddess in just one lesson was simply impossible, Old Jeff asserted that creating a simplified version of it under his amazing instructions would definitely not be an issue.After a while, I finally gained some insight into the basics of dressmaking as well as some rudimentary sewing skills. He was surprised at my aptitude and even praised me for it, but only I knew the reason why. It had something to do with the lesson Old Jeff taught me much earlier.So, pulling Doris into my arms that night forward, we intimately studied the wonders of a woman's body, much to Doris' dismay. She even began to wonder whether I was going through a stressful period, which had led to the sudden change.Finally, I was able to finish my creation one evening. A simplified version of The Goddess lay before me. As I eye

"That's right. Good to know that you haven't forgotten what you did the other day, brat."The man lifted my head up by my hair and smacked me across the face several times, the slaps echoing in the room."Not so arrogant anymore, are you? You've gone awfully quiet."I gritted my teeth, completely enraged by his actions. I wanted to resist, but my limbs were shackled in place. Even so, I still managed to scare the couple when I suddenly jerked in retaliation. Soon, they realized I was completely powerless against them. Realizing how embarrassing their reaction was, they rained down another barrage of punches and kicks on my body to vent their anger."I'll remember this… When I get out of here, none of you will get away," I declared and spat the blood out of my mouth at the man, hitting him right in the face. He wiped my blood and spit off his face with his hand in disgust. The woman frowned upon seeing that and handed him her handkerchief."How vile! H