Ritsuka reached out and pressed on Loki's shoulder. The sudden sound made her notice the presence behind her.
The gentle and pleasant voice sounded like a demon at this moment. After Loki's body trembled violently, she flew out, trying to stay as far away from Ritsuka as possible.
The subconscious action left Ritsuka speechless.
"I'm really sorry. I won't make mapo tofu for you again in the future."
"It's a promise, okay."
Loki leaned forward, instantly returning to her familiar squinty-eyed look, without any sign of having been affected.
This made Ritsuka realize, this guy...
"So you were faking it, you scared me to death."
With her finger slightly curved, Ritsuka stood up, stepped forward a few steps, and flicked Loki on the head gently.
"Hee hee, Ais-tan is really cute, only a little bit behind Ais-tan, I like you more and more."
"Cut it out, I have no interest in an old lady like you."
Her age was an unknown variable.
As a deity, heaven knows how old Loki was this year; from the perspective of long-lived races, the concept of time was relatively weak.
Moreover, with Loki's perverted, middle-aged man personality, it would be a ghost story if anyone liked her. Anyway, what Ritsuka liked were those gentle, weak, and cuter girls.
Her eyes dimmed suddenly, and Ritsuka scratched her hair in distress.
"Loki, Finn said to let me wait here for you to wake up, and to inscribe 'favor' on me so I can become an Adventurer."
During the time Loki was in a coma, there was no one to take care of her at first. Ritsuka was pulled by Riveria and followed Finn to see her residence, which was in the living area for female First-Class Adventurers.
First-Class Adventurers in Orario were generally LV5 or above.
Therefore, Ritsuka's arrival made everyone in the Familia very curious; after all, the last girl to live in this area with a status other than LV5 was Lefiya.
The talent of the Elf race was obvious to all.
Ritsuka's abilities and strength were only known to a few top individuals in the Loki Familia, while Loki could roughly judge her complete strength, after all, she had taken one of her hidden trump cards, serving as a measure of individual strength.
Now, everyone in the Loki Familia started to look forward to whether this cute girl named Emiya Ritsuka would soar into the sky like'Sword Princess' Ais.
"Oh oh, come here, let the great Loki grant you 'favor'."
"Take off your top, expose your back."
Loki opened her squinted eyes and picked up a needle from the table on the side.
Ritsuka subconsciously unbuttoned her clothes, but upon realizing it, her cheeks flushed slightly. She met Loki's eyes, then immediately took out a sword-axe and threw it aside.
If you dare to grope, I can behead you at any time.
Understanding Ritsuka's meaning, cold sweat flowed down Loki's forehead, and she began to focus on her own nose.
The casual top was unbuttoned and placed in front of her, her long, orange-red hair was tied together and placed in front of her chest, and her fair, delicate back was exposed to the air.
The needle tip pricked her finger, and Loki pressed it earnestly against Ritsuka's back. The slight warmth made Ritsuka curious, and at the same time, she could feel that some kind of'shackle' within her seemed to have loosened.
With practiced movements, Loki began to move her finger, tracing a blood-red path on Ritsuka's back as if signing her name—
"Heh, done!"
As if responding to her words, a vermilion pattern, resembling an inscription, appeared on the previously blank back.
A string of complex characters written in horizontal script.
That seal, which resembled both a stone tablet and a crest, was precisely the 'favor' engraved upon the Familia by the gods—the [status].
Using divine blood as a medium, engraving the [Divine Script] used by the gods onto the backs of their Familia members could unearth various abilities and possibilities, allowing weak humans and various demi-humans to finally rise.
"This is... Ritsuka, to prevent the information on your back from leaking, I will lock it."
"Remember, don't let others touch your back easily."
Loki spoke seriously, then used another drop of divine blood, causing the pattern to ripple.
Ripples spread in circles across Ritsuka's back. Loki pressed a piece of paper against it, then removed it. The pattern on her back gradually faded and disappeared.
"Wait a moment, I'll translate the Divine Script."
"Okay."
Ritsuka put her clothes back on and waited obediently.
The [status] engraved on the back was difficult to see clearly even with a mirror, and the [Divine Script] was hard for most people to decipher. Therefore, gods typically translated it into the common language used in the lower world.
So that their Familia children could personally witness their own changes.
"Here, take it."
Ritsuka gently accepted the paper representing her official status as an Adventurer, her gaze drawn to its contents.
...
Emiya Ritsuka
lv1
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
"Magic"
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"Skills"
[Twelve Labors]
o Twelve trials impossible for humans to complete.
o Grants immunity to most mental influences, interference, charms, and similar abilities.
o Possesses extremely strong personal willpower. Accumulates additional status during combat, slightly accelerating the rate of growth.
[Poison Immunity]
o Once endured the terrifying poison of the nine-headed Hydra, body tormented by its potent venom.
o Body possesses strong poison resistance, nullifying most corrosive and erosive types of potent poisons.
[Projection: Sword]
o A technique so realistic it can deceive.
o For sword-type armaments seen once and successfully analyzed, can reconstruct the weapon's formation process by consuming magical energy, reproducing phantom armaments.
o Can also project non-sword type armaments and protective gear, but magical energy consumption increases substantially.