Chapter 76: Troublemakers In Hanfu
"Did you see?"
"Yeah!"
"Oh my, oh my~ how was it?"
"It's overwhelming!"
"Did they speak to you?"
"The brown haired one spoke directly to me. And the golden haired boy even thanked me!"
"My goodness! Golden hair?! That's the royal lineage!"
"Kyaaaa!!!"
Several young maids chattered with one another as if they were glued together, lowering their heads and whispering just enough for passers-by to hear. Each one giggled from time to time, their faces flushed red.
"Do you hear this?"
Meanwhile, in the next room, Kyriaki crossed her arms and glared at kneeling Theodoros and Kyrios with one of her golden eyebrows rose upward.
"I was just telling her how beautiful the architecture of Phoenixes is." Theodoros opened his mouth with an excuse.
"He said I was really pretty!"
"Kyaaaahhh!!!"
—He couldn't continue as the maids outside made another fuss. A silence, sharp and heavy, settled between them as a result.
Guilty written all over, Theodoros shut his mouth, lowering his head.
"Frogive me, Kyriaki."
"Ria…I'm sorry."
Kyriaki pressed her temple, already fed up with the two innocent looking hatchlings.
It had only been a day since they arrived at Gēng-shēng, the capital city of Huǒhǎi. Yet rumors are already circling around because of those two.
They couldn't keep their mouths shut and disclosed so much gossip from the Selene City as if it was nothing. This led to so many rumors about them and the moon.
And overnight, it became a trend to see who gets to talk to them more.
'What kind of ridiculous situation is this?' Kyriaki sighed inwardly.
"Ria, that Georgios guy is lying. He's not sorry at all." Euclid calmly commented from the sidelines like he saw through falsehood.
His handsome face was aloof, almost cold as he wrestled with the Rubik's cube. The movements of the cube and his fingers were so fast it made her dizzy.
Kyriaki's gaze subtly landed on the tassel earrings and the bolo tie, now named Phaethon. She quickly withdrew her gaze, fixing it firmly on the two sinners before her emotions came to life.
"H-how'd you know!" Theodoros shouted desperately. Euclid didn't even bother to shrug his shoulders to mimic defense.
〘Dammit! You heartless traitor!!!〙
〘I didn't meant to make it so complicated!〙
〘How'd I know a single compliment to a beautiful Pheonix would turn into a scandal?!〙
"This might lead to confidential information leakage. Who among you two want to take responsibility if something like that happened? None will. And in the end, I, as the team leader, will have to take full responsibility. And believe me when I say, I won't sit still if that happens. I'm gonna pull out each of your scales one by one. Do you hear me?"
When Kyriaki ruthlessly declared, her voice dropping to the level of murder, the two hatchlings shuddered. They looked like Aspen trees as they bowed lower.
Kyriaki couldn't help it, While Kyrios genuinely seems to reflect, Theodoros on the other hand seems to not even realize what he had done. A bit of a threat is needed to keep him in check.
""Understood!!!"" The two of the troublemakers said in unison, as if they rehearsed it beforehand.
Kyriaki nodded and turned around; "You are dismissed."
Waving her hand, she sat on the table and picked up the tea cup.
Traditional Chinese, and now Phoenix, tea cups looked beautiful and well fit in her hands. The texture was also pleasing. Kyriaki, who loved anything related to food, nodded in approval as she took a sip of tea.
Fresh hibiscus tea, mixed with mana was quite the delicacy.
Sipping her tea, she spied on her teammates' status windows, starting with Kyrios, who was lost between two lollipops.
[Ding!]
[Status window
Name: Kyrios Ermin Eleftherios
Race: Dragon Sub race: Arch-Dragon
Age: 105 Years
Core Rank: S+
Job: High-level Mage (Low), High-level War Hammer Expert (Low), High-level Martial Artist (Low)
Title(s): The Dragon Prince, Chosen One of the First Dragon Monarch
Attribute(s): Light, Fire, Mind, Space, Time.
Blessing: Blessing of the Dragon Will
Strength: S+
Defence: SS-
Agility: S+
Sense: S+
Vitality: SS
Mana: ∞
Intelligent: SS+
Charm: SS+
Skills:
Unique: Polymorph
Passive: Drakonic, Eidetic memory, Photographic memory, Hyperthymesia, Accelerate thinking speed, Parallel thinking, Polyglot, Detection, Survival instincts, Mana sense, Night Vision, Twin link, Poison Immunity, Disease Immunity, Charm Immunity, Curse Immunity, Mind Magic Immunity, Blood Magic Immunity, Creation Magic Immunity, Slow Regeneration, Empath's sense
Active: Low flight, X-ray vision, Space reading, Fire Detection, Light Whispers, Dimensional Pace, Low-level Memory Read
Warrior imprint: Basic Archery (G+), Basic Dagger art (G+), Basic Crossbow art(G+), Basic Sickle Art (G+), Basic War hammer Art (G+), Basic Javelin Art (G+), Basic Whip art (G+), Basic Katana Art (G+), Basic Long Sword Art (G+), Basic Sai Art (G+), Basic Firearm Control (G+), Basic Wrestling (G+), Basic Mathra Kickboxing(A-), Hammer fist (S+), Five Strikes of Light Shatter (SSS), Hao Wrestling (SSS), Arch-Dragon's Third Eye (EX-High), Thanasios' Dagger Art (L-Medium), Susano's Grass Sword (L-High), The Sovereign's Rage (DG)
Mage imprint: Basic Magic (1st Circle), Basic mana missile (1st circle)...See more]
'He deserves an applause.' Kyriaki proudly sipped her tea with effortless elegance.
In the original timeline, Kyrios would be struggling with a sword, still in A rank. But now, he is rapidly growing beyond imagination.
With peace in her heart, Kyriaki turned her attention to the other troublemaker.
[Status window
Name: Theodoros Ourea Georgios
Race: Dragon Sub race: Pteron-Dragon
Age: 155 Years
Core Rank: A
Job: Mid-level Mage (High), Mid-level Rod Expert (High), Mid-level Martial Artist (High)
Title:
Attribute(s): Metal, Earth, Fire, Magma.
Strength: A
Defence: A+
Agility: A
Sense: A
Vitality: S
Mana: ∞
Intelligent: S
Charm: S+
Skills:
Unique: Polymorph
Passive: Drakonic, Eidetic memory, Photographic memory, Hyperthymesia, Accelerate thinking speed, Parallel thinking, Polyglot, Detection, Survival instincts, Mana sense, Night Vision, Poison Immunity, Disease Immunity, Charm Immunity, Curse Immunity, Mind Magic Immunity, Blood Magic Immunity, Creation Magic Immunity, Slow Regeneration
Active: Low flight, X-ray vision, Metal reading, Earth Whispers, Fire Detection, Fire Whispers
Warrior imprint: Basic Rod Art (G+), Basic Archery (G+), Basic Dagger art (G+), Basic Lance Art (G+), Basic Estoc Art (G+), Basic Spear art (G+), Basic Nunchuks Art (G+), Basic Shield Art (G+), Basic short sword Art (G+), Basic Sai Art (G+), Basic Firearm Control (G+), Basic Wrestling (G+), Basic kickboxing (G+), Basic Boxing (G+), Beginner Earth Dragon Fist (A+), Beginner Earth Dragon Kickboxing(A+), Beginner Earth Dragon Boxing (A+), Beginner Earth Dragon Wrestling (A+), Clash of Steel (S+), Elf's wind (S+), Energy of the Earth (SS-), Rod of the Grey Giant (SS), Dagger of the Ancient One (SS), Sword of Georgios (SSS), Mountain's Seven Strikes (SSS+), Arrow of the Raging Flames (L-High), Weight of the Heaven (M-Medium), Will of the Earth Dragon (DG)
Mage imprint: Basic Magic (1st Circle), Basic mana missile (1st circle)...See more]
'Sigh…if only his brain is as excellent as his warrior imprint.' Kyriaki thought, her exhaustion seeping out involuntarily just by recalling the memories of this troublesome hatchling.
Kyriaki shook her head. Her eyes darted towards the quiet and aloof boy sitting still, as if having a competition with the air to see who wins the silence game.
In this team, except for Kyrios, this one is her favorite team member.
[Ding!]
[Status window
Name: Sirius Lykofos Orpheus
Race: Dragon Sub race: Arch-Dragon
Age: 134 Years
Core Rank: A
Job: Mid-level Mage (High), Mid-level Scythe Expert (High), Mid-level Martial Artist (High)
Title: Grim Reaper
Attribute(s): Darkness, Water, Ice, Mind.
Strength: A
Defence: A+
Agility: A
Sense: A
Vitality: S
Mana: ∞
Intelligent: S
Charm: S+
Skills:
Unique: Polymorph
Passive: Drakonic, Eidetic memory, Photographic memory, Hyperthymesia, Accelerate thinking speed, Parallel thinking, Polyglot, Detection, Survival instincts, Mana sense, Night Vision, Poison Immunity, Disease Immunity, Charm Immunity, Curse Immunity, Mind Magic Immunity, Blood Magic Immunity, Creation Magic Immunity, Slow Regeneration, Empath's sense
Active: Low flight, X-ray vision, Shadow Whispers, Water Reading, Emotion Reading
Warrior imprint: Basic Scythe Art (G+), Basic Dagger art (G+), Basic Archery (G+), Basic Sickle Art (G+), Basic Spear Art (G+), Basic Javelin Art (G+), Basic Flail art (G+), Basic Nunchuks Art (G+), Basic Long Sword Art (G+), Basic Sai Art (G+), Basic Halberd Art (G+), Basic Wrestling (G+), Basic Boxing (G+), Basic Kickboxing (G+), Basic Orpheus Kickboxing (S), Basic Orpheus Fist Art (S), Basic Orpheus Boxing (S), Basic Orpheus Wrestling (S), Black Scythe (SSS+), Night of Nyx (Ex-High), Intermediate Orpheus Kickboxing (L-Low), Intermediate Orpheus Boxing (L-Low), Gaze of the Winter Fairy (L-High), Poseidon's Judgement (M-Medium), Grim Reaper's Eternal Night (DG)
Mage imprint: Basic Magic (1st Circle), Basic mana missile (1st circle)...See more]
'Really…what a splendid status window.'
One might think Theodoros and Sirius are below average as dragons. But in reality, it's the other way around.
In the original timeline, they were supposed to be B+ at most, just like any other average hatchling. However, due to the twins and Euclid's influence, the two of them had worked twice as hard to save their dignity, resulting in this.
A splendid feat, indeed.
Nodding in approval, Kyriaki's eyes turned to the last of her team members.
The pure mystery.
The suspicious Apomero candidate.
The clingy fiancé.
[Status window
Name: Euclid Zale Agyris
Race: Dragon Sub race: Pteron-Dragon
Age: 175 Years
Core Rank: SS
Job(s): High-level Mage(High), High-level Twin Sword Expert (High), High-level Martial Artist(Low)
Title(s): Storm Born, Apostle of
Attribute(s): Water, Ice, Lightning, Wind
Authority: Blessing of
Strength: SS
Defence: SS+
Agility: SS
Sense: SS
Vitality: SSS-
Mana: ∞
Holy power: SS
Intelligent: SSS-
Charm: SSS-
Skills:
Unique: Polymorph
Passive: Drakonic, Eidetic memory, Photographic memory, Hyperthymesia, Accelerate thinking speed, Parallel thinking, Polyglot, Detection, Survival instincts, Mana sense, Night Vision, Poison Immunity, Disease Immunity, Charm Immunity, Curse Immunity, Mind Magic Immunity, Blood Magic Immunity, Creation Magic Immunity, Slow Regeneration
Active: Low flight, X-ray vision, Weather Link, Water Reading, Wind Sensor, Electric Brain wave sense, Holy Water, Purification Water, Holy Lightning, Purification breeze, Sound Nullification
Warrior imprint: Basic Twin Sword Art (G+), Basic Dagger art (G+), Basic War Hammer Art (G+), Basic Crossbow Art (G+), Basic Trident Art (G+), Basic Rod Art (G+), Basic Shield art (G+), Basic Nunchuks Art (G+), Basic Great Sword Art (G+), Basic Sai Art (G+), Basic Battle Axe Art (G+), Basic Wrestling (G+), Basic Boxing (G+), Basic Kickboxing (G+), Viking Fist (A+), Breath of the Ice Spirit (A+), Basic Atlantis Wrestling (SSS), Basic Atlantis Kickboxing (SSS), High-Fairy Fist (SSS+), Lord of the Ocean (Ex-High), Ruler of the Sky (L-High), Touch of Winter (M-Medium), Legacy of Atlantis (DG), Thunder Blade (DG)
Mage imprint: Basic Magic (1st Circle), Basic mana missile (1st circle)...See more]
'Tsk…he's catching up to me.' The golden hatchling rolled her eyes. 'Show me his authority.'
[「Blessing of
Rank: ???
Type: Authority
Description: Granted by
Effects:
•Increase affinity with Space by 50%
•Increase affinity with Time by 50%
•Increase affinity with Reality by 50%
•Grants the Holy System.
•Grants the communication link between the user and
•Grants the ability to surpass divine energy of the soul.
•Grants the additional stat: Holy power, to enhance the user's attributes by 100%
•Sub-authority: Rightful Possessor
└ Rank:GD
└ Type: Passive
└ Description: The User's all abilities are directly connected to your soul. They cannot be copied, sealed, stolen or nullified by any being, including gods.
•Sub-authority: The Scale of Give and Receive
└Rank:GD
└ Type: Active
└Description: The user can give/recive anything as long as they pay a fair price. It can be used on any selected target with their permission. Once activated it cannot be deactivated until the scale is used. The cooldown time will be reduced with the growth of the user's Holy power.
Cool down: 5 months
•Sub-authority: Sense of Time
└Rank:SG
└ Type: Passive
└Deacription: The user will be able to sense even the slightest change to the timeline. Those who control time cannot leave unnoticed by the user's senses. Time favors the user.
•Sub-authority: Slaughter Credits
└Rank:DT
└ Type: Passive
└Deacription: All living creatures the user slaughter will be turned to core energy by 1.5 times the normal amount. The user's core energy will be resupplied faster by 2 times.
•Sub-authority: Eye of Truth
└Rank:DT
└ Type: Passive
└Description: The user can see through all falsehood and lies.
•Sub-authority: Apostle Domain
└Rank:DT
└ Type: Active
└Description: Opened up a domain of absolute authority. In the domain, The user's words are the law. Everything the user commands will be done by those of Rank DT or below if they are inside of it. It has the authority to make unbreakable promises and judge the truth in the name of the Truth Holder. The range of the domain and the reduction of the cool down time will grow with the growth of your Holy power.
Current range: 15 Meters
Cool down: 5 months
•Sub-authority: Gift of Struggle
└Rank: DG
└ Type: Passive
└Description: The user's power grows faster when defying impossible challenges or overturning expectations. The harder the struggle, the greater the user's growth
•Sub-authority: Divine Punishment
└Rank: SSS+ (Temporarily had been reduced to SS+)
└ Type: Active
└Description: The user can summon a bolt of lightning full of Holy power to punish those harboring killing intent towards the user.
Cooldown: 5 months
•Sub-authority: First Attack Nullification
└Rank: M (High)
└ Type: Active
└Description: The user can null the first attack they receive from the enemy. Attack category includes all attacks including physical, magical and mental attacks.
Cooldown: 5 months
•
'That damn sub authority!
It was truly a cheat skill.
The more he struggles, the more he grows, it says.
Technically, every person in the world struggles in their own way. But to think it can be turned into a skill that grants you power… if this was granted to everyone else, then most people in the world would be strong beyond imagination by now.
Kyriaki, who used to be proud of having advantages as a dragon and an apostle, felt the world is unfair for the first time in her second life.
Even thinking about it made her annoyed.
Nevertheless, she had to admit that Euclid had become stronger. He had even unlocked new authorities, proving his usefulness.
Although it sounds simple at first glance, there are some authorities that are dangerous, even. For example, his authority
The only Oasis in this overpowered world is her new authorities she herself gained. Although most of them are still unusable, just seeing the texts on the status window make it more bearable to live with monsters like Euclid.
Knock-Knock-Knock
All the hatchlings lifted their heads and glanced at the door like meerkats.
"Your Highness, Permission to enter."
"Permission granted." Kyriaki put down her teacup with a pleasant 'ding' sound.
Jia Xunli politely opened the beautiful paper-made wall and entered. His head bowed low, his hands neatly cupped together under his wide-sleeved robe.
A picture perfect attendant from Xinxia dramas.
"What did they say?" The first to speak wasn't Kyriaki nor Xunli. It was the impatient Theodoros.
"...They said yes." Stealing a glance at Kyriaki, who he thought the leader of this group, Xunli politely responded.
"YES!!!" Theodoros jumped up from his seat like a spring of a broken mattress. He clenched tiny hand and lifted it up to the sky as if he had won a gold medal in the Olympics.
"Theodoros Ourea Georgios."
"Opss…"
Under the deathly golden glare, Theodoros slapped his lips and sat down with a barely containable body.
Kyriaki sighed, and looked back at Xunli with a calm expression.
"Who will be our guide?"
"I will."
"Very well. Is there any rule we must absolutely follow."
"Except for murder, robbery and violence, we are ready to accept any other."
"That's…unnecessarily lenient. Unbelievably so." She blinked once. Then twice.
They had been in this place for an entire day without going out. In the end after tolerating the wailing of the two troublemakers, Kyriaki requested a visit to the Gēng-shēng City as tourists.
And now, Xunli has come back with the permission to all their requests.
Kyriaki looked at her team, who had been changed to traditional Chinese hanfu costumes since the minute they set foot in their rooms.
Sirius was wearing a full black hanfu with careful embroidery of a Phoenix in the same hue as if he was King Yama of Underworld. While Theodoros was proudly wearing a beige and orange color fancy hanfu with a crane cloak. Kyrios happily put on a red hanfu with black and grey dao robe, reminding her of a little fox spirit.
On the other hand, Euclid chose a cyan blue and beige grey dahu hanfu without even glancing at the color or quality of the clothes. For some reason, he was still wearing the bolo tie underneath his clothes.
Meanwhile, Kyriaki carefully chose an orange and deep blue qixiong ruqun. With a silk pibo the hue of stunning deep blue, the kind only fanciest Sapphires can provide. Initially, she wanted to choose gold, yellow or white, but according to Phoenix laws, those colors are royal colors, belonging to the royal family only.
To wear them, one has to be born or married to the royal family. The next available option is to be granted permission to wear those colors.
However, Phoenixes, with their sky-high pride, would never let a dragon wear them in their domain.
Thus the change of color palette because she didn't want to be branded a criminal...yet.
〘When are we leaving?〙
〘I CAN'T WAIT!!!〙
〘This will be fun!〙
〘WOOHOO!!!〙
〘FINALLY GOING OUT!!!〙
〘...outside〙
Kyriaki's attention snapped to Sirius with 'Even you?!' look after hearing his one-word-thought. Sirius' outside appearance was the same as always. Aloof and indifferent. But inside, he seemed a bit excited, unlike his usual self.
Just as Kyriaki was about to get up while thinking how silly all these hatchlings were, her whole body suddenly froze.
On the other side, Euclid paused his busy fingers wrapped around the Rubik's cube and lifted his head.
Both of their ordinary pupils turned to slit-pupils as they reflexively looked at Xunli in unison. Kyriaki's slit pupils narrowed further without the slightest change of her facial muscles.
Xunli, feeling their gazes, lifted his head and looked at them. His confused black eyes looked genuine.
A second passed.
The two hatchlings withdrew their gazes at the same time as if nothing happened, all the while the rest except Xunli noticed none of that.
Euclid's eyes, the ones that held vast ocean in them, locked eyes with Kyriaki's molten yellow diamond eyes. A silent understanding formed between them without any verbal communication within seconds.
Kyriaki, now alert and cautious than before, got up with effortless elegance. Her unreadable body language and expression gave out nothing.
"Let's go." She said, and everything was…normal. Again.
And hence, for the next few days, they enjoyed a whole different world like carefree children after a long while.
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