Chapter 57: Spells
Chapter 57: Spells
On the other hand, after escaping death, Yale decided to visit Albert.
Knock.
Knock.
Hearing the knocks, Albert hurriedly opened the door, knowing that Yale was outside.
Yale immediately entered the room with a serious expression and stood next to the window, closing it.
Meanwhile, Albert also closed the door and looked at Yale. "What do you need from me?"
"I am still surprised to know that someone could completely resist the charm of the succubus queen." Yale shook his head helplessly. He truly knew what kind of charm that Lilith possessed, so it was remarkable that Albert could resist it.
'Well, this meme thing helped me too, but above all, I once died because of sex. There's no way I'm going to repeat it. I'm not falling for anyone anymore.' Albert thought and prepared another answer for Yale.
"I do consider her beauty to be the best I have ever seen, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm sick of it." Albert shook his head.
"Ah, do you mean you're impotent?"
"" Albert's eyebrows twitched as he corrected him with an awkward tone. "No. I mean, I don't want to have any sexual desire with a woman anymore."
"Then, is it alright with men?"
"Are you here just to ridicule me?" Albert squinted his eyes.
"No, of course not!" Yale shook his head furiously. "So, the one that beat you the most must be your mother. After all, you have this kind of traumatic behavior But since you don't hold any prejudice with men, your father should have taken part in it.
"Maybe, your parents weren't the only culprits. There were more people, so you completely closed that thought, increasing your mental fortitude in this case. It's not effective against the monster's killing intent, but it surely can resist her charm."
Yale nodded in understanding. He never realized that this was the story he came up with and Albert just played along by not saying a single thing.
'I wonder whether the people in this world are smart or foolish. On the one hand, they're smart enough to think about strategy and speculation. On the other hand, they seem to be misunderstanding my story all the time. Not that I care since I'm benefited by it as well.' Albert smiled inwardly. He truly loved misunderstandings like this.
After a while, Albert said, "That's the case. Anyway, I'm sure you don't mind me strolling around the town, right? I have something I want to buy."
"Is that so? Do you mind if I go with you?"
"I prefer to be alone this time if that's possible," Albert explained.
Yale looked down, disappointed. However, he still agreed and returned to his own room.
After seeing him leaving, Albert hurriedly brought all his money and left the inn, planning to search for another spellbook.
He immediately asked for direction from the demons around. At the same time, he was observing them because this was the first time he saw all these different demons.
He could see the cyclops, ogres, or cat people back in Lustville Town. But here, he could see even more like dog people, squids, and other types of demons.
It was a terrible sight to see if he hadn't gotten used to this world, but luckily, he first met those people from Lustville Town.
After a while, he finally got the direction of the Magic Shop.
The shop was similar to the previous one. There was also an octagram drawn on a wooden plank above the door.
He pushed open the door and entered the building.
Unlike the previous one, he could only see gemstones lying on the shelves. There were no bottles containing colored liquid, making him a bit suspicious.
He turned to the man who seemed to be the store owner.
Name: Sqraraq
Race: Birdfolk
Level: 50
Gender: Male
"A customer? Welcome." Sqraraq greeted him politely.
Albert nodded and asked, "I am looking for a spellbook. Is it possible?"
"Of course. The spell books are hard to produce, but they are by no means rare. If you're only borrowing the book to learn here, there is no need to charge you that much."
Albert thought for a moment, remembering what Yale said about the anomaly. Although he was curious about his reaction when he knew he was an anomaly, he didn't plan to risk it.
He looked at the guy and said, "I need a spellbook for Lightning Spells."
"The levels?"
"1-Star and 2-Star please," Albert answered.
"Hmm 1-Star Magic Book can be borrowed for one silver coin for six hours. 2-Star will cost three silver coins."
"I don't mind." Albert nodded and immediately took out four silver coins.
"Okay, I have received the payment." The guy nodded and turned around to the shelf behind him. It was filled with spellbooks. As for the position, it must be so Sqraraq could protect the shelf if there were anyone trying to steal the books.
He then grabbed two books and placed them on the table. "Here you go. You can read it upstairs."
"Understood." Albert brought these books with a purple cover and headed upstairs.
He soon found a small space with tables and chairs where they could read the books. Since there was no one sitting here, he immediately sat down and placed the book in front of him.
It was clear that spending all Bonk Bites to learn 1-Star Spells would leave him with two more spells left to acquire the Magician Job.
However, it didn't sit well with him, especially after experiencing the difference of strength.
'Lilith, Yennex, and even Yale They're far stronger than me. Instead of focusing on the job, I should choose skills that are actually beneficial for me."
He first opened the 1-Star Spell Book and browsed all sorts of spells. Back then, he didn't have much time to thoroughly explore the entire book because he didn't want anyone to suspect him, but this time, he had enough time to flip through all the pages.
After double-checking with the 2-Star Spell Book, he learned that Magic was divided into five major categories.
They were Offensive Spell, Defensive Spell, Movement Spell, Binding Spell, and Other Categories.
As the name implied, Offensive Spells were spells that used to attack like Bonk Discharge and Bonk Arrow. It came in various styles from melee attack to ranged attack.
The same applied to Defensive Spells. They could form a small shield to a small barrier. It was useful to know because he could now understand other people's power.
After that, the Movement Spell. Albert chose one spell in this category, knowing that he wouldn't be fast enough to catch up with Yale or Yennex. Hence, the only way to match their speed was by using this spell.
The spell he chose was called Lightning Dash.
Skill: Lightning Dash
Effect: By channeling the Magic Power to the feet, the user can release an electrical discharge to create a small bump that launches the user forward.
Unfortunately, this version didn't last long because it was immediately changed by Bonkey as soon as Albert learned it by consuming 50 Bonk Bites.
Skill: Bonk Dash (Lightning) - 2 Bonk Bites
Effect: The desire to bonk someone has risen in your heart as you can naturally release a spark of lightning that can push you forward.
'Yeah. Why the heck there's a need to even say my desire to bonk someone' Albert facepalmed. He was even wondering what kind of description he would see if he learned all the available spells in the books.
It would be hilarious, but he didn't have enough Bonk Bites to even do that, so he abandoned that idea and just laughed at the idea.
After learning Bonk Dash, Albert took another look at the other two categories. The fourth category was Binding Spell.
This was important because he could stop someone from moving. However, when he took a look at the spells, he realized that if the enemies had more power than him, the Binding Spell wouldn't work.
It might only slow them down for a split second. After all, he had learned that he could strengthen his body with Defensive Spell. So, he passed the opportunity for this Binding Spell and moved on to the last category.
The only reason it was called "Other Categories" was that there were many sub-categories contained in this one.
Albert saw various spells like Pulverization, where the user could disperse the enemy's power by using the electric power or Lightning Bird that could summon a small bird made of lightning.
They were low in number and each of them was unique, so the best they could do was to gather them in one group and name it "Other Categories."
Albert ended up choosing Pulverization because the Orc Shaman made him learn it the hard way.
If he was attacked by a fireball, he would need to avoid it because he might catch fire when he tried to blow it away. But by using the Pulverization, he should be able to disperse the fireball.
Skill: Pulverization
Effect: By channeling the Magic Power to the weapon, the user can release concentrated lightning that disintegrates the opponent's skill.
But the one that surprised him the most was that the name didn't change when he learned it.
Skill: Pulverization (Bonk) - 5 Bonk Bites
Effect: By channeling the Magic Power to the bat, the user can release concentrated lightning that disintegrates the opponent's skill.
'Heh. You're out of ideas on how to integrate the description with the bonk version, Bonkey?' Albert teased Bonkey as he thought sooner or later Bonkey would give up on changing the name and description for his spells.
[No. There's simply no need to change it other than some fine-tuning.]
'Whatever.' Albert shrugged and continued to the 2-Star Spell Book. Even though he had all these things, there was still one thing that he required.
It was a powerful attack that could defeat anyone. Hence, he didn't hesitate to learn one more offensive spell to get stronger.
And the spell he chose was none other than Lightning Strike.
Skill: Bonk Strike - 10 Bonk Bites
Effect: By channeling the Magic Power to the bat, the user can use it as a staff to release a Bonk Bat made of lightning that can bonk someone while electrocuting them at the same time.
'For real?!' Albert widened his eyes. Never in his wildest dream would an image appear of him using the Bonk Bat as a staff, let alone to see two effects at the same time.
'No wonder it's called a 2-Star Spell.' Albert smiled. Even though the skill cost 150 Bonk Bites to learn, he didn't regret it. He finally had something powerful.
Although he was done, he spent the remaining hours learning more 2-Star Lightning Spells because he might find something useful for him. At that time, he could simply learn that spell and leave.
After finishing the book, he returned both of them to the shopkeeper and left the building.
However, he soon stumbled upon a weird occurrence.
"Eh?" Albert gulped down. The sky had turned dark and the people started igniting the lamp. However, it was far brighter than Lustville Town, making him suspicious. After all, street lamps wouldn't be this bright.
When he turned around to see what was going on, he was stumped.
'Holy!' Albert wanted to curse right now because what he found was none other than demons walking together with other demons or even succubus.
There was only one thing that could explain all this. He immediately checked his Horny Targets and gulped down.
[Horny Targets: 450]
'Seriously? I know that this detector range is limited, but 450? Seriously?' Albert almost forgot that he was in the Lust Kingdom's Territory.
The only reason why the second town he visited wasn't that lustful was due to its location, which was in the Human Kingdom.
He should have known that in this territory, he should have expected something like this place.
Red Light District.