Chapter 3: Skills and Magic Right at the Start

"I welcome children with a sense of justice to join the familia, but—" Astraea showed a troubled expression. "My familia is made up of girls, and they worked hard to build it. I didn't contribute much in the process." "So, if you want to join our familia, you need the consent of all of them, right?" "Well, I understand. Thank you for your support." Akira said gratefully. It was basically certain that Astarea had agreed. "Hehehe, so this is how Astraea-sama sees me. That's right! This familia grew stronger because of me as the captain!" Alise shook her hair and showed a proud attitude. "Haha, a proud, hot-blooded idiot as a captain. So unlucky!" Kaguya said venomously. " "Astraea-sama was clearly talking about us, but you took all the credit. Shameless!" Lyra whispered to Ryuu, "What do you think, Ryuu?" 'Ryuu replied, "I don't care.'' Astraea clapped her hands and said, "That's enough. Call everyone over for a meeting." — — — After learning that Akira wanted to join the familia, all members gathered in the conference room. Alise, Kaguya, Lyra, Ryuu, Neze, Noin, Asta, Ryana, Celty, Iska, Maryuu. The bold girls swarmed over to Akira as soon as they saw him. They surrounded him, touched his head, touched his face, and chattered. Menawhile, the shy and quiet girls just watched from the side and got to know the situation from the people around them. "Finally, there's a new guy, and he's a cute boy." "His hair is also very smooth, and it's black like Kaguya and Iska." "His face is so red, this child is shy, hahaha." Akira had a numb expression on his face. He suddenly felt that it might be a bit difficult to join this familia, as it was full of girls, ONLY girls. Kaguya walked over to Astraea and said as she watched Akira being toyed with, "Is this really okay? Astraea-sama, we are all women here. If he joins us, it will be troublesome for both him and us." Astraea said, "How about giving this child a chance? I can see that he is a well-behaved, upright and has a sense of justice, but it is just hidden in his heart. He will not let us down." "That's right, Kaguya is always suspicious, which is why people don't like her." Alise made a face at Kaguya and said. Kaguya said, "Humph, you are too naive. What if he was sent by Evilus?" Lyra crossed her arms and said, "Hey, Kaguya-chan, don't be like this all the time, right, Ryuu?" Ryuu said, "That's right, you venomous woman." Kaguya said, "Ha, you want to fight, you useless elf!" A fistfight was about to break out. "Okay, you all agree to let Akira join the familia, right?" Astraea's gentle voice stopped the noise in the meeting room. ''Agreed.''×11 Astraea walked up to Akira and held his hand. "Then you are welcome to the familia." — — — Astraea's bedroom ''Then please take off your clothes, Akira.'' "Okay." Akira sat on the chair, took off his shirt, and turned his back to Astraea. "That's not it. I meant everything." "Um, okay. Eh, everything?" "Hehe, just kidding." Astraea smiled and pierced her finger with a needle. A ray of divine power leaked out and a crystal clear divine blood oozed out. She began to carve on Akira's back with her finger, and divine light flashed. "Using the Sacred Text as a guide and the blood of God as a medium, we the gods depict your abilities in an easy to understand way with specific numerical values." "As long as someone can read the Sacred Text, they can confirm the abilities of those of you who have received a falna with their naked eyes." "After being blessed by the gods, all your potential, talents, body, and soul will be materialized." "I cannot grant you great power, nor can I change your fate." "You will remain the same even after receiving a falna. It will not increase your power in the slightest." "What are you longing for, what are you looking forward to, how are you going to do it, what path are you going to take, and ultimately, who you really are." "As your goddess, I can only bless you." Falna is just falna. Every god grants falna to their people, but there will be basically no change after receiving a falna. There is no such thing as the falna gained from a powerful god being stronger or better, and there is no such thing as the falna gained from a weak god being weak or worse in comparison. The only function of a falna is to discover and materialize ability values ​​based on accumulated experience points or excelia. What the person has seen, heard, and done will be evaluated by the gods and recorded in the falna on their backs. Astraea smiled, looking at the sword and wings that was her symbol. Under the watchful eyes of his Goddess, Akira took a step towards becoming righteous. In this way, the ceremony of bestowing falna was over. "Astraea-sama, is it over?" Akira asked as the fingers on his back left. Astraea said, "The ceremony is over. I was just surprised." "Surprised?" Now, it was Akira's turn to be surprised. How could his ordinary talent surprise Astraea, a goddess? "Well, I'm very surprised." Astraea showed an unconcealable joy, and gently touched Akira's back with her slender fingers. "You have awakened a magic and three skills, all of which are very powerful." "That's awesome." Although Akira knew that his body had been modified, he was still surprised to hear this. Only a few people have skills at LV 1, and he has multiple skills at that. Such people are undoubtedly gifted. For example, Finn, who spent four years in the mountains honing his skills and strategies, met Loki at the age of fourteen and gained a magic and three skills right when he got a falna. Astraes said, "This has nothing to do with practice, but is closely related to experience, and is most directly related to interest and recognition in something. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the power to materialize the fantasies and thoughts in your heart." "No, I got this because I cheated, even though it hurts like hell." Akira thought to himself. After being granted a falna, everything, whether known or unknown, will be materialized. This is the effect of a falna. Through the falna, one can clearly see someone's hidden power. Astraea said, "Skills can be acquired through practice, but magic is a miracle. It is the proof of the world's blessing and one's own potential." "The magic and skills you obtained this time are the top of the top. Akira, you are undoubtedly a natural hero. Even Ryuu is far inferior to you." Akira was almost embarrassed by the excessive praise. "Astraea-sama, if you keep saying that to me, I'll become arrogant." Akira said helplessly. "Hehe, how cute." Although she was elegant and gentle, Astraea was not a serious and old-fashioned goddess. Instead, she was more like a mischievous elder sister with a maternal vibe. Then, Astraea took out parchment and covered Akira's back. A fluorescent circle flashed, and the sacred letters on Akira's back were copied and converted into common language.