Note: I will accept all criticism and protests from you. It's not a problem as I consider it a lesson for myself ๐. Then each chapter has 2000 words, 3000 words, or even 6000 words, so chapter updates will take longer and be less frequent compared to typical fanfiction novels
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"Damn it, what is this?! Why did the weather turn this bad in an instant?!"
"The forecast said clear skies today, no clouds! What a load of nonsense!"
"The news these days is nothing but garbage you can't trust!"
"Oh my God! The wind's so strong it's blowing everything away! And since when is lightning purple?! This isn't some ordinary natural phenomenon!"
"With rain this heavy, a flash flood is only a matter of time! We could die!"
Panic swept every corner of the city. People ran, searching for shelter, scrambling into buildings.
Just seconds ago the sky had still been clear blue, the sun shining brightly.
But without warning, everything changed โ as if doomsday had arrived without bothering to knock first.
True, weather forecasts had often been wrong ever since Magical Beasts began appearing at random, but this was different.
The severity of this storm was beyond reason.
Park benches, cafรฉ umbrellas, even small billboards were ripped free and sent flying wildly, striking anyone who wasn't fast enough to dodge. Screams of pain mixed with the roar of wind and the deafening crash of thunder.
***
At the Hunter Association headquarters, the crisis room was filled with high-ranking officials, their faces tense.
Large screens displayed the city's situation from various angles, while the analysis team worked in a panic, trying to identify the source of the anomaly.
"What's actually happening? Is this a Dungeon Break?" asked Mirai Falcon, the youngest Vice Chairman in the history of the Hunter Association.
Her brows knit together, her sharp eyes fixed on the data streaming across the screen.
A ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ โ a phenomenon in which the dimension of the Magical Beasts breaks through into the human world โ was always marked by extreme weather changes.
But seeing the strange expressions on the senior analysts' faces, Mirai's suspicion began to grow.
"No... this isn't a Dungeon Break," one of the analysts answered, his voice uncertain.
"Not?" The frown on Mirai's forehead deepened. "Then what is it?"
"According to the initial analysis... this is purely a natural phenomenon. No trace of magic." The analyst swallowed hard, reluctant to continue. "What I mean is... this is just an ordinary weather problem."
"You think we're all fools?" one of the officials snapped, his face flushing. "Purple lightning, a storm that appeared within seconds โ you call that a natural phenomenon?!"
If the lightning had been an ordinary color, they might have accepted that explanation.
But the glowing purple light radiating from the sky was clearly not natural!
"The data shows no magical anomaly..." the analyst said, pointing to the graph on the screen.
"But as for the color of the lightning..." He hesitated for a moment. "It's most likely caused by a concentration of [mana] dispersed in the atmosphere."
The room fell silent for a moment before Mirai let out a long breath.
"That explanation makes sense. Maybe it really is just extreme weather." She nodded slowly. "Besides, the sensors aren't detecting the significant [mana] fluctuations that usually appear during a Dungeon Break."
The officials exchanged glances, unconvinced, but none dared to object.
"If the Vice Chairman says so..."
Yet Mirai herself wasn't fully convinced. As a Hunter Rank-S, her instincts kept whispering that something was wrong. She ordered several Hunter Rank-A to stay alert and patrol.
'I should probably contact the Chairman too. This anomaly is too strange to ignore.'
***
Meanwhile, the true cause of all this chaos stood calmly in front of a large mirror.
Long purple hair shimmered under the dim light. Eyes with purple pupils ringed by blue irises. A perfect body wrapped in a beautiful kimono that swayed gently.
But that beauty was marred by wild sparks of purple lightning crackling around her, ready to explode at any moment.
"I need a good explanation for this."
[๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ, ๐๐ผ๐๐]
Lux โ or now, Lux (Raiden Ei) โ stared into the mirror with a gaze as cold as eternal ice. The sparks of lightning around her grew wilder, in step with her sharply rising emotions.
"๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐บ."
Even as she said it, her voice sounded utterly cold.
[๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐'๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ]
"I'm not so foolish as to miss that much," Lux (Raiden Ei) hissed, her tone dangerous. "I only have one question โ can I return to my original appearance or not?"
[๐๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต, ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ]
Lux (Raiden Ei) narrowed her eyes,
"I hope that's true."
Slowly, her killing intent subsided, and along with it, the weather outside began to return to normal, leaving the people in the city even more confused.
[๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐๐. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ]
Lux (Raiden Ei) shook her head, sighing as she massaged her temples.
Who would have thought the System could stray this far from expectations?
If this System fell into the hands of a pervert...
She didn't want to imagine it. A person like that would happily grope his own body after turning into a woman this beautiful.
And it had to be admitted... Raiden Ei really was the pinnacle of beauty. Especially the beauty mark, and... two rather stunning assets.
Looking at her figure in the mirror โ especially her chest โ Lux's (Raiden Ei's) lips twitched.
Fortunately, this transformation wasn't permanent.
Even though she always held to the principle that "sacrifice is necessary for maximum results," becoming a woman was clearly not part of that sacrifice.
She wasn't some pervert who enjoyed becoming a woman just to gain strength. Besides, her true self wasn't that weak to begin with, so there was no need to permanently become a woman just to gain power.
But there was one thing that caught her attention...
"My emotions... feel different now."
Studying the expression on her new face, Lux (Raiden Ei) was surprised to find just how expressive she was now.
At first she'd assumed Raiden Ei was an emotionless being, but it turned out... she was wrong.
And perhaps Raiden Shogun was the same way. Even as a puppet, her consciousness was real... There was no way she was entirely without feeling.
But compared to Raiden Ei... Raiden Shogun was clearly far colder โ like a machine devoid of emotion, given her origin as a puppet.
Raiden Ei, at least, still had a hidden gentle side. But Raiden Shogun...
"๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ... ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ."
Those emotionless words echoed in her mind, sending a chill down her spine.
This... wasn't Raiden Shogun more dangerous than her own creator?
Pushing the thought aside, Lux (Raiden Ei) clenched her fist slowly, letting sparks of purple lightning flow along her arm. The energy was so powerful the air around her trembled.
She wanted to test this Electro Archon power right away, but...
She glanced at her room, now a mess from the earlier burst of energy, and sighed.
***
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ! ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ! ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ!
A group of rabbit-like creatures leapt with extraordinary speed. But unlike ordinary rabbits, their bodies were the size of adult humans.
Silver Rabbits โ magical creatures capable of moving as fast as bullets. This time, they were running faster than usual, as if being chased by something terrifying.
๐ฝ๐๐๐๐! ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐!
A purple flash struck down from the sky, incinerating the lead Silver Rabbit in an instant.
"Kik?!"
The others screamed, scattering in every direction โ a survival strategy meant to confuse the predator.
Of course... it was all in vain.
๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐...!! ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐...!! ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐...!!
Dozens of purple flashes shot out at once, each chasing a different target with an almost nonsensical precision.
One by one, the Silver Rabbits fell, lifeless.
When the last flash faded, all that remained were glowing cores โ the magical essence stored within their bodies.
A woman with long purple hair landed without a sound. Her expression was as cold as ice, as if the world and everything in it meant nothing to her.
That woman was Lux, in the form of Raiden Ei/Shogun from the world of Genshin Impact.
Though her face remained flat, inwardly she was actually a little stunned by her new power.
...As she'd suspected, she really was incredibly strong.
After hunting for five full days, Lux (Raiden Ei) was somewhat surprised to find her energy hadn't decreased at all.
As the Electro Archon, Raiden Ei could create and control lightning at will. She could even manipulate natural lightning phenomena (though that was far more difficult).
Essentially, it was almost impossible for Raiden Ei to run out of Electro energy. As long as she wished it, she could turn an entire region's climate into a raging storm with a single snap of her fingers.
And the potential of the lightning element didn't stop there. If developed further, it wasn't impossible to control every piece of modern electronic equipment in existence.
Just imagine โ Lux (Raiden Ei) could blow out every electronic device in the world simply by releasing an Electro wave. At that point, even nuclear bombs would be useless against her.
The world would be thrown back into a dark age. Humanity's combat strength would collapse due to its dependence on electricity.
'Though the implementation is far more complicated than the theory alone...'
Pushing the thought aside, Lux (Raiden Ei) said calmly:
"Show the Template status."
...
โฆ [๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐: ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข / ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง] โฆ
- [๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: ๐.๐%]
- [๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ, ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง, ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ค๐๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ข๐]
- [๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง: ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ]
- [๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฌ: ๐๐จ๐ (๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ), ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ญ (๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ)]
- [๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ (?), ๐๐ง๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ (?)]
- [๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ]
...
"3.4%..."
Seeing how slow the progress was, Lux (Raiden Ei) fell silent for a moment. Understandable enough, since it had been less than a week since she'd obtained this Template.
[๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ'๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐]
"Ah... almost forgot." Lux's (Raiden Ei's) tone was flat. "How many Achievement Points do I have right now?"
[๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐'๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐...]
[๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐'๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ญ,๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐!]
"..."
Hearing that number, Lux (Raiden Ei) frowned deeply. "I don't recall ever doing anything that significant."
[๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐]
"Hm?"
"So I can also earn Achievement Points in my original form?"
[๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ]
"..."
There were still plenty of mysteries about the System she didn't understand. It would be far more practical if the System simply transferred all the information straight into her head, rather than going through this drawn-out back-and-forth.
Unfortunately, the System wasn't designed to be that practical.
"Show me the contents of the Mall."
[๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐]
...
[๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ:]
- [๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ - ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฑ (๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ)]
- [๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐ - ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ (๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ)]
- [๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ - ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ (๐๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ)]
- [๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง - ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ (๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ)]
- [๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ก (๐๐๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ)]
...
"..."
Lux's (Raiden Ei's) eyes widened at the list of available items.
Especially the row of purchasable Talents โ impressive and terrifying at once. If this information ever leaked to the public, chaos would be guaranteed.
But then she saw the price tags...
She fell silent.
The Achievement Points she'd thought were already a lot turned out to be nothing more than a drop in the ocean. Nearly meaningless.
Even so, that wasn't Lux's (Raiden Ei's) target.
She quickly typed into the search field, and after a moment, she finally found what she was looking for.
...
- [๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ - ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ)]
- [๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ??? - ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ)]
...
Seeing her own Talent listed too, she wanted to smile, but stopped short...
Five hundred million points...
An insane number. Even if she gathered points for an entire lifetime, it felt like a dream that would never be within reach.
Was this System robbing its own users?
And what made that Talent so special that its price was through the roof?
[๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐'๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ]
[๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ]
[๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐]
"..."
Lux (Raiden Ei) frowned, pressing at her throbbing temples. "I have no intention of buying the Divine Ice Emperor Talent โ I already have it. What I want is simply to remove its side effect. Is that possible?"
[๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐]
"How many points are needed?"
[๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด! ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐]
"..."
Two hundred million points. Enough to buy hundreds of low-tier Talents โ yet here it was needed just to remove a single side effect.
After letting out a long breath, Lux (Raiden Ei) settled her expression back into calm.
"Seems there's no other choiceโฆ"
Various plans began forming in her head, most inspired by her experience as Frost Assassin โ the identity that had once caused such an enormous stir.
Her first plan was simple, but effective.
"With this new 'appearance' of mine..." The corner of her mouth lifted slightly, forming a cold smile. "There's no way I can't create an uproar this world has never witnessed before."
Raiden Ei's beauty would be her first weapon.