You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel

"I only encountered 4 Greythorn Hounds this week... After deducting expenses, I only saved 2 silver coins."

The appearance of monsters is unpredictable; sometimes, he might only encounter one every three days. At his current pace, it would take him three or four years of frugal living to save up three gold coins, barely enough to learn the basic skill [Meditation] and officially become a mage.

Lotte's level also stalled this week; it seems he can only continue leveling up after choosing a profession.

As Chloris said, this world is not friendly to commoner mages.

Although Baldr kept extending invitations to form a team, Lotte declined them.

Lotte's current stats are still too low, and he doesn't want to team up with others, fearing a repeat of Sophie's situation.

As for skills, Lotte had no way of learning them. Most of the adventurers in Maple's Town didn't even have basic combat skills, relying solely on brute force to defeat monsters.

Back at the hotel, Lotte took a shower, lay on the bed, and quietly watched the countdown on the panel.

He glanced at the street outside the window, which was gradually being enveloped by the autumn chill, and sighed.

"I hope the world will be kind to me... I'll see if I can learn meditation or something."

[The simulation world's cooldown has ended]

[The King of Supporting Characters Begins]

Chapter 8 [Original Derivation]

A clear, melodious bird song rang out.

As the white light faded, the initial camp gradually came into Lot's view.

came back!

This time, Lott didn't go hunting wild boars. After getting used to his body, he sat cross-legged on the ground, staring at his armor.

With this armor, I should be able to take on some high-level adventurer quests and quickly earn gold coins. That way, I can save up enough money to learn [Meditation].

Since [keeping an oath] can lead to the deduction of the world, [meditation] certainly can too.

But where should one learn it?

Last time, Isolde obtained a dragon immunity item, so this time she shouldn't need Lotte and the others to hold up shields against dragon breath anymore. Lotte should have some free time now.

Lotte looked at the attendant beside him, about to ask a question, when he suddenly heard the knight captain exclaim, "Everyone assemble! Something is approaching!"

The knights drew their swords in unison, lined up in a row, and stared intently at the forest before them.

The sound of rustling echoed through the forest as leaves fell one after another.

Lotte swallowed hard, feeling a surge of nervousness.

"Shh!"

A white light suddenly shot out from the forest, and a figure lightly leaped over the knights' heads and landed in front of Lot.

Her icy blue eyes were fixed on Lotte's surprised face, while her long, pure white hair partially obscured her expressionless face.

It's Isolde!

Isolde, who had run out of the forest, gave Lot no chance to explain. She simply hoisted Lot onto her shoulder and, ignoring the astonished looks of the surrounding knights, abducted him.

The knight captain looked up at Isolde in the sky and patted the person next to him, "Hey...did you see that?"

"Look, I saw it... Lady Isolde took Lot away..."

The white hair kept slapping against Lot's face in the wind. Just as he was about to struggle, Isolde held him tightly around the waist.

He finally managed to open his eyes, only to find that the dragon had already appeared behind Isolde.

"Lord Isolde, the dragon is catching up!"

Isolde carried Lot, stepping on tree branches and leaping through the forest. When a white light belonging to dragon's breath appeared in her vision, she pushed off with her legs and leaped high into the air!

With a roar from the dragon, its breath pierced the entire sky and struck the two people in the air!

The necklace on Isolde's body began to glow with a dark green light, and an invisible barrier enveloped the two of them, forming a barrier that dragon breath could not cross.

This is the one-time dragon-elemental immunity item that Isolde obtained in the last simulation.

The powerful impact of the dragon's breath propelled Isolde high into the air, accelerating her flight towards the distant forest. Using the dragon's breath as propulsion, she instantly escaped the battlefield!

The dragon was left far behind, and Isolde, riding the wind, landed steadily in the forest.

In the last simulation, Isolde escaped the dragon with great difficulty, but this time she escaped with almost no effort.

She put Lotte down from her shoulder and looked around.

All around them were countless tiny beams of light, fragmented by the forest, and there was no other sound except for the rustling of the wind and leaves.

“The dragon won’t be chasing us anymore.” She walked past Lot and headed in the direction behind him. “Come on.”

Lotte thought to himself, "Aren't you going to explain yourself? I'm a knight, and you've tied me up here. You should at least give me a reason!"

"Lord Isolde, where are we going?"

Orlandis.

Isolde was a man of few words, so Lott had to press, "Is Lady Isolde going there to rest?"

"Pretty much," she replied casually. "We'll just kill two people, and then we'll go in."

"Are there any magic scrolls or anything like that in the city of Orantis?"

"Yes, it is a city of magic."

Lotte suddenly felt incredibly lucky; following Isolde would allow him to enter the Magic City directly. There were bound to be many magic scrolls there, not just for meditation; perhaps he could even learn other magical skills!

Moreover, as the princess's knight, Lotte's status should be very high, and she might even be able to learn some of the family's secret techniques!

"Understood. I will follow Lord Isolde's orders."

The moment Lotte agreed, the panel suddenly popped up.

[Essential Derivation: 0% → 0.01%]

Become a legend who changes the course of the world and unlock the talent "Original Deduction". Talent effect: Possess the ability to analyze, reconstruct, and deduce skills and magic.

what happened? !

Lotte stared at the panel in front of him, momentarily confused.

How did I become a legend who changed the course of the world?

He only promised Isolde he would go to Orantis. Could this one step really change the course of Isolde's life and even the world's destiny?

But this is a world of deduction, so can it be considered changing the course of the world? Wouldn't that mean we can repeatedly grind our talent progress by rewinding?

Isolde turned to look at Loth, her brows furrowing slightly.

She always felt that Lott seemed quite happy.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"Hmm?" Lott snapped out of his thoughts. "Why am I afraid?"

"The two guards I'm going to kill are both [Cataclysmic] level; you won't survive."

Huh? Go ahead and kill me, what does it have to do with me?

and many more? !

"Lord Isolde, you're not planning to force your way into a city and then send me to fight one of them?"

[Catastrophe Level] is the fifth form of a profession, representing the pinnacle that humans can reach.

You want me to stall him?

Isolde nodded. "Yes. I need someone to help me hold one of them off."

Lott felt he had been tricked.

Could it be that after I saved Isolde last time, Isolde exclaimed how amazing it was, and so she would take me with her every time she went back in time, using my death to help her overcome difficulties?

So the last "King Slayer" was achieved because Isolde had this idea, which is why the conditions were met!

Isolde said, "The enemy has a warrior and a mage, you can choose one."

It was too late for Lotte to run away at this point, especially since he also wanted to learn about the [Origin Deduction] talent.

It now appears that helping Isolde stall the opponent will increase the progress of [Original Deduction].

Lott replied helplessly, "Mage."

“His name is Uchi, the Arcane Sage, who is skilled in spatial magic. He can restrict my movements, so you need to keep his attention on you and buy me 20 seconds.”

What should I do?

Isolde turned and looked into Loth's eyes. "Shut him."

"Is it just swearing? Don't I have to do anything else?"

"You can't stop the others either."

That makes sense.

Isolde was a quiet person, and she and Lott didn't exchange many words along the way.

Every evening at dusk, she would rest with Lott and eat a bite of the dry rations she carried with her. When the stars filled the sky, she and Lott would take turns resting.