Chapter 35: Peaceful Harmony

[You have received the Bard class as a blessing from Lirion. He has recognized your sincerity.]

[STATUS

Name: Lux de Amarthia

Role: Hero { You are forbidden from taking the lives of the innocent. Your purpose is to aid the world. Betrayal of the Hero Side will result in the loss of your power.}

Class: Bard {Beginner}

Available Points: 0 {Points will become available once you have completed a mission. You can redeem points at the Magic Shop.}

Mana: 0/100 {You only have 100 capacity for mana since your rank is Beginner. You need training so that your body can use mana.}

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Strength: 10 | Vitality: 10

Agility: 10 | Perception: 7

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Inventory: N/A

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Status Effects: fatigue]

The training to familiarize the body with receiving and controlling mana is called Mana Manipulation. Not everyone could use mana because they often fail at this stage.

One could learn Mana Manipulation through academies, tutors, or self-taught. Lux was not allowed to learn to control mana as long as he had not received the blessings of the gods.

The only thing he could learn was sword techniques. Even his development was slow. He could not use aura.

If he learned Mana Manipulation secretly, the magic tower would surely detect it and people would scorn him.

Besides, he could not reveal Rhetoric Dominance. That was a big problem. But he soon found a way out.

"I can ask Sir Bryson for help. He can keep a secret!"

Bryson was a mage who guarded Lux. His excellent attitude convinced Lux that he could be trusted. However, he was reminded of how Rhetoric Dominance affected Lyora.

"... I'll use my skill first to discover his true attitude."

Sadness flashed briefly on Lux's face. Because of his ability, he had a trust issue and found it difficult to trust others.

"Lord Lirion, please explain rhetoric dominance. I don't remember everything because I immediately left the mountain."

[Special abilities:

Rhetoric Dominance {One Star Novice - active}: This ability grants you the power to sway a target with your words. It activates when you emotionally engage the target, regardless of what those feelings are.

Mana and usage limits are unnecessary when employing Rhetoric Dominance to collect the target's emotions. However, it demands 1000 mana to influence the target with this skill.

The specific triggers for using this skill on a target depend on their dominant feelings towards you.

For example, the target hates you. The trigger is the word 'hate'. You must give an influence using the word 'hate,' and your voice must reach the target's ears, or it will fail.

Cooldown: You can only use Rhetoric Dominance on a single target per day. The usage ratio will increase if the skill rank rises. The rank increase progress will appear at a particular moment.

Important notes: The target's previous emotional state (before you received this skill) does not contribute to the effectiveness of Rhetoric Dominance.]

"A tho-thousand mana? I have to work hard to collect mana..."

[Peaceful Harmony {passive}: This is your natural ability to sing with a melodious voice.

Using this, you can create a soothing atmosphere and influence the mood of those around you. Moreover, it also affects magical animals, making them more friendly towards you.]

Lux became more excited than ever. "Perfect! I can utilize the Peaceful Harmony to collect people's feelings."

The plan could start with volunteering to help Doomsday Wave victims and comforting them with songs.

Bards often did this. Lux was not good at singing before. But with Peaceful Harmony, he was confident he could spoil everyone's hearing with his voice.

He cleared his throat before testing his new ability by chanting a prayer for the Goddess Amarthia.

"O Sunlight Seraph, Bearer of warmth, Source of light. Shine upon us eternally. Your golden rays bring life and hope at every glance. In your embrace, we find our way. Bathed in your light, we humbly pray.

"Grant us strength and courage true, to face each day, to begin anew. With your blessings, let our spirits soar. Forevermore, forevermore."

Two servants cleaning the hallway near Lux's room overheard his melodious and soothing prayer.

"Is that His Highness...?"

"I didn't know he was good at singing. Why did he hide his melodious voice all this time?"

[Rhetoric Dominance affects targets: Clarissa and Mabel!]

[+1% admiration gained!]

Lux halted his chanting, his face flushing with embarrassment.

"I-Is my voice really that melodious, huh?" he wondered before deciding to soak in warm water to relieve his sore muscles.

Maybe he could use Peaceful Harmony tomorrow to earn Blayz and Gris' admiration.

At night in Silverth Mansion, Gris turned off the wick of the oil lamp to go to bed early. All his training would be useless if he stayed up late.

But before he could climb into bed, a knock on the door interrupted him. He had instructed the servants not to entertain guests as he needed rest.

"It must be Blayz or Alberic."

Gris opened the door, and Alberic's tall figure stood before him.

"Sorry to disturb your rest, Young Master. I must deliver an urgent message. Empress Lyora invites you to the Palace tomorrow to purify you."

"I know Father lied about the dark energy here. But I'm rather surprised the Empress invited me to be purified."

Before Alberic could respond, Gris continued as soon as he had a flash of memory, "My mother was once close to the Empress because she contributed to the empire. Still, I was shocked since my mother had already... passed away."

"Nevertheless, Sir Blayz is a respected person in the empire. That is why the Empress could personally invite you," Alberic explained.

"Is there any additional information?"

"Sir Blayz said all your dark energy will disappear after purification. It's best if you don't store much. The servants will prepare everything tomorrow."

Gris nodded. "I understand. Tomorrow, I'll wake up early, and you can explain it to me again."

Having nothing more important to say, Alberic left the Oleander pavilion after saying goodnight to Gris.

"Will I have a chance to meet Lux?" Gris lay on the bed, closing his eyes while imagining the author's official visual of young Lux.

At the story's beginning, Lux had brown hair with freckles on his face. Since Solnisca had stated Lux was true to any version, his physique would be identical to the official visual.

"Come to think of it, Solnisca's actions must have triggered a big change in Lux. She told me about the plot versions, so I can't rely on the original story. But I'm sure Lux was emotionally affected by Solnisca's departure, which might greatly affect the future."

Gris opened his eyes and got up from the bed. He could not use dark energy carelessly in the Silverth Mansion.

But since Blayz had reported to the Empress, he had to seize this moment to do what he was curious about.

His hand raised as he called out, "Infernoclaw Scorpion, come out of the Soul Room!"

[- 6 Dark Energy is used to summon Infernoclaw Scorpion.

Your Dark Energy: 79 >>> 73.]

The Infernoclaw Scorpion appeared in Gris's palm with a reddish mist surrounding it.

"O Scorpion, can you see a person's visual in my eyes? He is Lux de Amarthia. Go to the Palace and bite him... if you can."

[Warning: You are sharing your mind with Infernoclaw Scorpion. It already remembers your orders. But it could have made a mistake remembering the target because you only gave one absolute command.

Would you like to share your mind again when the Infernoclaw Scorpion encounters the target?]

Without hesitation, Gris nodded and lowered the scorpion to the floor. He waved at it before turning the oil lamp back on.

"Looks like I'll have to sleep late tonight."

CREATORS' THOUGHTS
AFM31_ALDA

This is the correct class rank: Beginner > Appretince > Adept > Expert > Master > Grandmaster > Champion > Conqueror > Legend > Mythical > Godlike.

I'll make a glossary that includes class classifications and ranks, skill levels, danger rank doomkep/magical animals, and so on. Maybe tomorrow. Previously, I made ranks and levels starting from F to SSS. But I thought it was not suitable so I made a new one.

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