The Saint's Trial: Can He Resist Their Charm!?

After Hiroto drank the Bloodline Identification Potion, he didn't feel anything. He was puzzled by this so he tried asking Ariel and what she said was,

‹Obviously you wouldn't feel anything. It is just for me and the Menu to know your bloodline there will be no perk for your body. If you have a strong bloodline then, you will gain those perks after we identify it.› she said matter of factly.

'Hmm, so your race has this function? Wow, I didn't know,' Hiroto said in amazement.

‹There are a lot of things that are not explained in the stories you read so don't depend on that knowledge! The Adventurer's card here is just faulty and doesn't show all of the person's status, that's why the skill points shown every level up are low. Only 10% of the total skill points that a person should have obtained! That's why the adventurers are so weak that they can't even fight that Japanese Guy who tries to cosplay as a Demon King. I am thankful that you didn't get his trait Host,› Ariel ranted on and on.

'I feel you, Ariel-chan. I mean, why? Why, for God's sake, did that Japanese guy, with a few screws loose, pretend to be a Demon King!? Is he nuts!? Or just an a.d.u.l.t with an 8th Grader Syndrome?' Hiroto replied.

‹That's right! Oh and please Host, get an item that can raise intelligence pronto! We will need it if you want to complete Goddess Eris's request,› Ariel said in an alarmed tone.

›[Quest Triggered: GIVE HER SOME IQ]

›[Quest Triggered: BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF THE COSPLAYER!]

›[Quest Triggered: GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!]

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Quest: GIVE HER SOME IQ

Status: Ongoing

Description: Find an INT raising item to increase Goddess Aqua's intelligence. It is required to be finished before you meet her or you will suffer under her curse.

Quest Time Limit: The Earlier, The Better!

Rewards:

•10,000 Eris

•+10 to all attributes

•1 Holy Sword Claiomh Solais]

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Quest: BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF THE COSPLAYER!

Status: Ongoing

Description: Defeat the pretending 'Demon King'! Smash him to bits! I hate him!

Quest Time Limit: None(Ariel-chan's note: Finish it ASAP!)

Rewards:

•Gain Goddess Eris's Gratitude

•+1 kiss from Ariel-chan!

•Gain Goddess Aqua as your companion

•Unknown

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Quest: GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!

Status: Ongoing (1/3)

Description: Invite at least 3 girls in this world as your companion. Failing to do the quest would result in the deactivation of your title |Cute Angel| and your mother's dissatisfaction.

Quest Time Limit: 1 year

Rewards:

•Your mother will be happy

•Your companions will gain a Title

•*Unknown*

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While someone gained the ire of the System Fairy without knowing it, Hiroto tried to calm her down.

'It's ok Ariel-chan, I will defeat him for you! Can you show me my status now, please?' Hiroto asked her, ignoring the +1 kiss from Ariel-chan reward.

‹Yay! You're the best Host!› Ariel exclaimed.

'Alright, alright. Don't call me Host ok? Just call me Hiro,' Hiroto said.

‹'Kayyy Hiro! Let me show you your status now!›

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Status Window

Name: Hiroto Ariyoshi

Race: Seraphim(1%)

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Level: 1 (0/1)

State: Healthy

Attributes:

• HP: 7, 500

• MP: 8, 780

• STR: 250(×2)

• END: 250(×2)

• AGI: 200(×2)

• DEX: 200(×2)

• MAG: 220(×2)

• INT: 370(×2)

• LUC: 400(×2)

Status Points: 0

Skill Points: 300

Affiliation: None

Job: Civilian

Rank: None

Title: |Absolute Genius| |Geniuses Have It Easy|

Skills: |Level Master|

Spells: None

Rewards and Punishments: None

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"Hmmm, eh? Eeehhh?? Ehhh???!!!" Hiroto exclaimed unconsciously.

"Wh-what's wrong Hiro? Is there something wrong?" asked Saeko who heard his earlier outburst.

"Eh ah, nothing is wrong Saeko! I'll help you out later! Just keep that frog at bay, for now, ok?" he told Saeko.

"Oh, ok then. Just hurry up ok? I can't keep this frog busy for long!" Saeko said.

Nodding at her words, Hiroto then directed his attention at the Status Board hovering in front of him like some super flat screen that can be seen in sci-fi movies. There, he can see his unimaginably huge stats for a level 1.

'So Ariel, mind explaining this huge numbers of attributes in my status?' he asked Ariel-sensei for answers. It must be just in his imaginations that he saw a platinum-blonde loli, with rainbow-colored hair at the tips of it, adjusting her glasses that came out of who knows where.

‹Ehem! Well to explain your huge HP and MP pool, it is the effect of your bloodline. Although it is only unlocked by a percent, it still gives you a plus on your maximum HP, maximum MP, HP & MP regeneration, and casting speed. You can say that your race is a cheat. Well, it's no wonder since you're the son of the strongest Seraphims and one of the strongest Goddesses out there,› before Ariel can finish her words, she was interrupted by Hiroto.

'Wait, wait, wait! Wait a minute! What's the difference between a God and a Seraphim? Isn't Gods one of the races?' he asked.

‹No, Gods are members of different races! They just gain a title like God of Hunting, God of Sword, God of Bows and such. It's when they get to the pinnacle of their craft that they have a chance to touch upon the 'Divinity' related to it! And mind you, majority of the Gods out there are Seraphims. There are some Nephilims, Satans, Dragons, Humans and some other races but they are the minority. So just your race is a cheat. Look at this,› Ariel said and then, after a pause. A futuristic board that is a bit transparent appeared in front of him.

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Race: Seraphim

Description: they are one of the most powerful races in existence. They have a high aptitude for holy and regular magic. They have a strong body, a large MP pool, high intellect, and inherently have high magic resistance.

• +2,500 to the maximum HP

• +5,000 to the maximum MP

• +50% magic amplification

• +50% casting speed

• +25% resistance to all elements

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‹It's quite the broken buffs for 1% if you ask me,› said Ariel before continuing,

‹Oh and, there is still the Title that you have since birth.›

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Absolute Genius

Description: A peerless genius that has never been seen in all the history of the Akashic Records!

• Photographic Memory*

• Instant Learning of Skills (if you knew how it works)

• No Limit (there is no ceiling in your future development)

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(A/N: Some of you might be wondering why is it 'photographic' and not 'eidetic'. Some people confuse both of them as having a good memory and such. While eidetic memory does exist, it is normal for humans to have it. Eidetic means, marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images. Humans DO have it, we just can't retain those memories for long and some just remain as a distant memory. Photographic in comparison is like the brain can retain all those memories as a vivid image in your mind. Which, in theory, means that a human can perfectly remember things with 90% accuracy. Although I repeat, it isn't scientifically proven to exist. Well, this is a fantasy world so who cares! Haha)

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Geniuses Have It Easy

Description: A title given to the one and only Absolute Genius.

• Only 1 Skill Point is required to level up a skill.

• No cast time (just mention the name of the skill)

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'Is this real? What the heck is with this broken race buff and titles?! I knew that I have a good memory but I didn't know it was a photographic memory! It's not even proven to exist according to scientific researchers!' Hiroto exclaimed in his mind, bedazzled by all this ridiculousness.

‹It's just like what your title says, 'Geniuses Have It Easy'. And not just that, you gained the traits of a Seraphim. You know, the inherently good looks!› Ariel exclaimed with enthusiasm. It was like it's just a matter of fact that Hiroto has this broken status.

'Haaa, I'm starting to get tired of all these surprises. And don't talk about looks! I have a feeling that your looks are superior to me,' Hiroto said to the enthusiastic fellow.

‹Fufufu, that's natural! Even though I am a System Fairy, I am still technically a member of the Fairy race. Not that I'm boasting but, we have the most beautiful features in all history of the Akashic Records! Though we have a low population since there is no male in our race,' Ariel replied smugly.

'Hahh, enough about this. I'll go kill this frog first, we can talk later,' Hiroto said while sighing in defeat. All this information is taking a toll on his brain. Holding his sword tightly, he ran towards the frog. He wants to take all his frustrations out on this frog.

The frog's condition is still good if you ignore the superficial wounds caused by Saeko's light arrows. It looks like this frog's movement speed is slow. From the looks of it, he can say that this frog takes about 8 seconds to jump 2m. It's been 5 minutes since he started talking with Ariel and the frog is about 12m away from them. Hiroto closed their distance fast and slashed it with his iron sword.

›[You learned the skill |One-Handed Sword|!]

›[You learned the skill |Swordsmanship|!]

He ignored the notifications and continued to slash at it. Going around the frog so it can't catch him. After a few minutes, the frog was full of slash wounds that is quite deep. He felt pity for the frog so he ended it by jumping up, putting all the strength he can muster before slashing down towards its head.

›[You learned the skill |Slash|!]

›[You gained 63 EXP points!]

›[Quest: FIRST BLOOD! Completed!]

›[You unlocked the Menu's |Party| function!]

›[You unlocked the Menu's |Map| function!]

›[You gained the skill |Identify|!]

›[You gained the skill |Appraise|!]

›[You gained the title |Cute Angel|!]

›[You gained 100 EXP points!]

›[You gained 1,000 eris!]

›[You leveled up!]

›[You leveled up!]

›[You leveled up!]

›[You leveled up!]

›[You leveled up!]

He thought he heard a sound of an experience bar filling up before a *ttring* sound can be heard, then a level up notification will follow right after.

"Wow, that was a fast level up!

"Well, it seems that my level up will be much easier at early stages!" he waved at Saeko to tell her that it was dead. Seeing him waving, Saeko hurriedly ran towards him and touched him all over.

"Hey, Hiro! Are you fine?! Are you hurt somewhere?! Tell me right now and we'll immediately go to the hospital!" she exclaimed.

"Hey, relax Saeko. I'm perfectly fine ok? What about you? Are you tired from shooting arrows for 5 minutes?" Hiroto asked in a soft tone.

"U-Um, yesh I'm fine!" Saeko replied, fl.u.s.tered. She was not used to Hiroto being like this.

"Ok then, let's rest up for a while before we continue to find where a town is ok?" Hiroto said while patting her head.

"Umm... Okay," Saeko muttered.

Hiroto then plopped to the ground and pulled Saeko's hand, causing her to lose her balance. Hiroto then caught her who is falling and placed her onto his l.a.p. While snuggling close to her he said,

"Hey, Saeko. Will you accompany me to my journeys in the future?" Hiroto whispered. He really wanted to bring her with him but he still needs to ask for her approval.

"Of course I will go! Don't think you can get rid of me that easily! After all, you're my only family in this world," Saeko said. Her body jolted for a moment before she answered him in a quivering tone of voice.

"Yeah, you are my only family in this world right now," Hiroto replied, not noticing the slight changes in her voice.

After that exchange, they both remained silent. It was not the awkward silence but a sweet kind of silence. They were both immersed in the company of the other that they didn't notice the time passing by.

Hiroto remembered that he just unlocked the Map function, unlocked a new title and some skills. He called out his Menu and checked his Status.

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One-Handed Sword

Description: Allows the user to carry a one-handed sword.

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Swordsmanship Lvl. 1

Description: Allows the user to practice the way of the sword. The higher the level, the better you are at handling your sword.*

•10% increase in attack speed

•10% learning speed on learning sword related skills

•15% increase in attack damage

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Slash Lvl. 1

Description: Perform a slash infused with energy to deal a blow to the enemy. Deals 110% physical damage.*

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Appraise Lvl. 1

Description: Shows the user the status window of equipment and items. Gives more information as it levels up.

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Identify Lvl. 1

Description: Shows the user the status window of humans and monsters. Gives more information as it levels up.

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Cute Angel

Description: The son of both the strongest Seraphims. A genius that is never seen in history, but for your mom, you are the cutest Angel.

• +2 to all attributes every level you reach

• +5 skill points every level up

• ×10 on your EXP Gained

• Unknown

Warning: Will be deactivated for 1 year if you don't get at least 3 companions in this world. And Mommy will get angry!

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(A/N: All the multipliers are now applied to the status. Although he is strong in this world, that isn't the case in other worlds. In fact, I will sometimes get a quest where he needs to give a handicap to the enemy. '^' means how much stats raised in his level up.)

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Status Window

Name: Hiroto Ariyoshi

Race: Seraphim(1%)

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Level: 5 (69/90)

State: Healthy

Attributes:

• HP: 12, 700

• MP: 13, 100

• STR: 510(^10)

• END: 510(^10)

• AGI: 410(^10)

• DEX: 410(^10)

• MAG: 450(^10)

• INT: 750(^10)

• LUC: 810(^10)

Status Points: 50(^50)

Skill Points: 375(^75)

Affiliation: None

Job: Civilian

Rank: None

Title: |Cute Angel| |Absolute Genius| |Geniuses Have It Easy|

Skills: |Level Master| |Identify Lvl. 1| |Appraise Lvl. 1| |One-Handed Sword| |Swordsmanship Lvl. 1| |Slash Lvl. 1|

Spells: None

Rewards and Punishments: None

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Seeing his broken status once again, Hiroto couldn't help but sigh in amazement. At this rate, he would be so far ahead of every being in this world.

After that, he checked if the Menu has time added in it and saw it on the top right location of the Menu Interface. Seeing that it's 3 hours before dawn, he hurriedly added Saeko into his Party and then looked at the Map for the nearest Town.

Seeing that Axel Town is just some distance away from their location if they go on the West direction. He kissed Saeko on her cheeks before propping her up.

"Let's go Saeko. It looks like we have to look for a Town or a human settlement before it gets dark," Hiroto said.

(Alternative Titles: 'What is a God?', 'So Even His Race is a CHEAT?!', 'This MC Needs a NERF!')