You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

Name: Lott

Status: Paralysis

Race: Human [Unlimited Adaptability]

Level: Lv.1

Power: 7

Agility: 9

Physical condition: 10

Perception: 8

Spirit: 14

Skill: [Oath Keeper Lv.1]

Talents: [King of Supporting Characters] [Never Dies] [King Killer] [A Gift from the World]

Four glittering golden talents and one skill appeared on Lotte's character panel.

Great, they're all back!

And the Oath Keeper skill has even returned!

In Sophie's and the others' eyes, the real world had only passed in an instant, and they could never imagine what Lott had experienced in that instant.

Sophie stood in front of Lott and chuckled, "Mr. Lott, you'd better lure a valuable monster over here, or I'm not going to let you off the hook~"

Chapter 4 Who says I only have one golden talent?

Lott tried to struggle, but couldn't break free from the ropes binding him; his paralyzed body was powerless.

Sophie crouched down in front of Lott and brandished her dagger. "Looking closely... you're actually quite good-looking."

"Are you going to let me go?"

"Don't say such discouraging things," Sophie said, slicing Lot's arm with her dagger. "This is Bloodvelvet Beast territory. In less than ten minutes, it'll be coming after you by the scent of your blood. If I let you go, who's going to give me the silver coins?"

Sophie tried to cut Lott's arm with the dagger, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't cut it open.

Just as she turned to call out to her bearded teammate behind her, Lotte, who had been staring at the dagger, suddenly said softly, "What are silver coins? I've awakened a golden talent. If you kill me, you can get that talent."

"Ok?"

In Sophie and the others' understanding, only races other than humans can awaken their talents. And humans can steal talents by killing them.

Talents are also divided into five levels: white, blue, purple, red, and gold. Most people are already very lucky if they can obtain the lowest level, white talent, in their lifetime. Talents above red have never even appeared.

"Little brother, you can't even brag properly. How could a human awaken a talent? I would believe you if you said there was a white talent, but you insist on saying there's a golden talent."

Lott said, "Did you bring a testing crystal ball? We'll know once we test it."

"That's for testing a monster's talent."

"Humans can use it too."

Sophie found it amusing and reached out to lift Lott's chin. "Why did you tell me this? If I wanted to steal a talent, I would have to kill you first."

Lott licked his chapped lips and glanced at Sophie's body without any attempt to hide it.

The cloth armor couldn't conceal her ample figure, and her white thighs beneath the short skirt were even more alluring.

Her face was indeed very beautiful, with fluffy red hair hanging down on both sides, fully exuding the charm of a bad older sister.

"Since I'm going to die anyway, I'd rather die by your hand than be killed by the Bloodveil Beast. As long as you grant my wish, I won't let your teammates know this secret."

“Let me guess.” Sophie reached out and touched Lott’s lips. “You want me?”

Lott held his breath, making his face as red as possible, and nodded shyly, "Is it... okay?"

Sophie had clearly been fooled by Lott; she thought, "Do you think I'd believe that?"

"Have you ever heard of the Golden Talent before?" Lott asked in return. "You only need to test for a few minutes to become stronger and live the life of a noble lady in the city."

"It will cost 10 copper coins to test it, don't try to fool me."

"Whatever. With this golden talent, I don't need to go into the forest to hunt dangerous monsters anymore. I can keep getting stronger just by hunting harmless slimes."

Sophie had never heard of such a strange talent, but she felt that Lott must have been working hard in the forest for three months for some reason.

Is there really such a talent?

Sophie said, "So you deliberately pretended to be a newbie to make me lower my guard and send my teammates away, so you could turn the tables on me?"

"My sword has already been confiscated, and now you've drugged me. How am I supposed to fight back? If you're not comfortable with that, why don't you drug me some more?"

Sophie bit her red lips lightly, feeling a sense of unease.

If Lotte truly possesses the golden talent, then he must be incredibly powerful—so powerful that Sophie's death was already sealed when she kidnapped him.

Either he was kidnapped by Sophie before he even had a chance to develop.

Sophie prefers the latter.

Of course, it's highly likely that Lotte is just lying to people. How could a human awaken a talent, especially a golden one?

But what if Lott really does have it?

Lotte's undisguised gaze made Sophie think that he was simply lustful and wanted to take advantage of her before he died, nothing more.

Ten copper coins are a small sum for the sorceress Sophie, and it's worth a try.

After thinking for a moment, Sophie looked up at the bearded man behind her and said, "You two go away and keep watch for me nearby."

"Aren't we going to use him as bait?"

“I’ve changed my mind. He’s so handsome, I’ll spend some time alone with him first.”

“Sophie, we're not…”

"Huh?" Sophie glared at the bearded man. "What, are you jealous? Just do what I tell you to do."

The bearded man sighed, shook his head helplessly, and left with another person.

After they walked away, Sophie picked up her staff and pressed it against Lott's head. "Good brother, now it's just the two of us. If you lie to me or do anything underhanded, I'll rot your flesh bit by bit."

"Sure. Are you coming now? I'm not ready yet..."

"No rush, wait until the test is over."

Sophie stuffed a small piece of crystal into Lotte's mouth, held the crystal ball in her arms, and stared at it intently.

The originally transparent crystal ball suddenly began to heat up, and a striking beam of pure golden light appeared inside it.

Then, golden light gradually filled the entire crystal ball, bursting out with an incomparably dazzling brilliance!

The leaves in the forest were dyed gold, proclaiming that Sophie's life was about to become glorious!

Sophie's legs went weak, and she knelt on the ground, staring at the crystal ball and muttering to herself, "Gold...it really is a golden talent...my god...I'll grind slimes for the rest of my life, I'll become stronger, leave this damned little town, and become a noble lady..."

The crystal ball showed that mages could also possess this golden talent, which completely reassured Sophie.

“I wasn’t lying to you, was I?” Lotte, having spat out the crystal, swung his leg. “Sophie, then we…”

Lotte looked down and found a dagger pressed against his lower abdomen.

Sophie gripped the dagger hilt tightly, grinning, her eyes wide. "You like me so much, you'll understand, right? I can't wait any longer, just die, die!"

"We didn't... agree on this..."

Sophie's eyes were filled with nothing but longing for the golden talent. She pulled out the dagger and plunged it in again: "I'll give it to you if you die. Die quickly, die fast!"

She stabbed herself seven times in one go, until her body went limp and she lost all strength, until her neck turned red and she was panting heavily, but Lotte still stared at her with her eyes open, as if nothing had happened.

Sophie's profession is a mage, but her power is very weak.

Lotte's talent attribute, "The World's Gift," grants him a noble 6 points of physical resistance.

If Sophie looked closely, she realized that she had only pierced Lott's armor, not actually penetrated his body.

Her red hair was disheveled, and Sophie kept shaking her head, "How could this happen..."

She didn't know what physical resistance was, and nobody in the world knew either.

Sophie threw away the dagger, stood up shakily, picked up her staff with both hands, and aimed it at Lotte.

Once the magic is released, the resulting explosion will attract the attention of the bearded man in the distance, who will then learn about the golden talent.

Sophie was panting heavily. She didn't care about anything else anymore. At worst, she would kill those two after she obtained the golden talent.

Her staff began to glow blue, and a magical missile materialized in front of it. She kept repeating, "That's mine, it's mine!"

"Boom—!!"

The missile blasted the tree behind Lot in half, and the rope binding him snapped as well. He was thrown to the ground and rolled several times before coming to a stop.

At such close range, even a mid-level warrior like Lot wouldn't survive. Sophie stared intently at Lot, who lay sprawled on the ground, her hands gripping her staff as she chanted a spell, preparing to deliver the final blow.

But her eyes widened as she witnessed an unbelievable scene.

Lotte, who was supposed to be dead, suddenly sprang up from the ground!

He picked up the dagger Sophie had just thrown down, and with his face covered in blood, lunged straight at Sophie, who was singing.

Upon witnessing this, Sophie exclaimed, "They're still alive?!"

【Immortal】Not only does it grant immunity to one death, but it also removes all negative effects and temporarily increases attribute values.

The paralysis in Lotte's body was cleared, and he rushed towards Sophie against the howling wind, panting heavily.

In a panic, Sophie hurriedly began to chant, but Lotte in front of her was covered in blood and looked terrifying. In her haste, she made a mistake, and the magic circle in front of her staff slowly went out.

Just like her life.

"puff!"

The dagger pierced Sophie's robes and plunged into her soft skin.

Sophie gasped, her body going limp as she leaned against Lott. Blood kept flowing from her mouth as she clung tightly to Lott's collar, only to be stabbed a few more times in return.

Voices came from behind: "Sophie, what's going on?!"

Upon hearing the explosion, the bearded man rushed over.

Lott leaned back and lay down on the ground with Sophie.

The bearded man saw Sophie tackle Lott to the ground, saw Lott's injuries, and saw the golden crystal ball lying on the ground.

This is a golden talent!

Humans can actually awaken golden talents?

Sophie just sent them away because she wanted to monopolize the golden talent!

"Sophie! Aren't we lovers?! How can you still want to keep her all to yourself!" The bearded man was somewhat angry. "Don't you trust me at all? Even if it were a golden talent, I would give it to you. How could you do this!"

The reason for his anger was rather strange.

He had just stepped forward to discuss love with Sophie when a sword suddenly pierced through his chest!

A distorted sound came from his throat, where his beard was thick. He gripped the sword that had emerged from his chest with both hands, twisted his swollen head, and looked behind him.

"Adam, you..."

The burly Adam drew his sword, kicked the bearded man to the ground, and then kicked him several more times. "Are you brain-dead? With your talent, what kind of woman wouldn't you have? What are you talking about love for? Bah!"

After saying this, Adam rushed towards Sophie, kicked her away, and raised his sword high, aiming it at Lotte who was lying on the ground, unleashing his proud skill.

[Downward Slash]!

Although it's just a basic skill, it's enough for Maple Town.

The sword traced a perfect arc in the air, accelerating and accumulating power until it delivered a powerful blow aimed at Lotte's head.

"when!"

The clanging of metal rang out, and Adam suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his hand. His sword had been blocked by the dagger in Lotte's hand!

Moreover, the injuries on Lotte's face were visibly healing!

"How is this possible! What kind of combat technique is this?!"

【Oath Keeper】is a master-level skill that only the Knights of Princess Isolde can master, and it is far superior to basic combat skills like 【Downward Slash】.