How Could the Villainous Young Master Be a Saintess?

To know, a one-star Soul Art is different from a high-star Soul Art. The variety is overwhelming.

After all, the creation threshold for a one-star Soul Art is low. Unlike high-star Soul Arts, where the creators must be Sages, with a one-star Soul Art, anyone can create one, regardless of their level.

The quality is uneven, and thus you end up with all sorts of creators and purposes.

Moreover, the royal library’s collection was so diverse that it left Winnie dazzled, to the point that by the end, his head was getting a bit hot.

It had gotten hard, his fist had gotten hard.

Wait, what does that even mean?!

Why, when the relatively decent one-star Soul Arts have a compatibility rate of only 50%, do those strange and bizarre Soul Arts have absurdly high compatibility rates with him??

Among them, the most absurd one was a one-star Soul Art called ”Fishing Alone for Ten Thousand Years”. Its compatibility rate with him reached 85%, the highest of all the Soul Arts he’d seen.

But when he shifted his expectant gaze to the effects, he instantly felt the malice of the world.

After reading the vague description on the panel, with his powerful information gathering ability, Winnie concluded that the only effect of this Soul Art was fishing.

It was literally fishing!

It was said that if you practiced it to immortality, you could catch ancient fish species that had been extinct for centuries in the Tairelis continent, using nothing but a wooden rod and white line.

But it was just a rumor. Perhaps the person who wrote this didn’t even know whether it was true or false—just wrote it casually, and a fool would bite.

Even the description of the Soul Art was fishing, huh?

It was also said that it was, indeed, going to be the future Saintess of the Fanghui Church.

Ah, no, it should be Saint, not Saintess, right? There’s no way it would be a Saintess.

Looking at it for a while, Winnie felt like he was going to lose his mind.

Damn!

Couldn’t they give him a relatively normal Soul Art??

His expectations weren’t high—anything over 70% would be fine. Oh no, he didn’t even need 70%, he’d settle for 60%!

But little by little, his hope faded, and Winnie’s smile slowly disappeared. According to the Law of Smile Conservation, it wasn’t clear who else’s face it might have shifted to.

However, a tiny bit of hope still remained within him, wishing to find a suitable Soul Art.

In order to survive well in this world, this was one of his few hopes. If he didn’t have a decent Soul Art by his side, without needing Aeciphysis to act, he might just die from some unknown AOE attack one day.

He searched all afternoon, even making the gatekeeper Eric wonder if he had fallen asleep.

Finally, dragging his exhausted body, Winnie arrived at the end of the hall, in front of the jade cabinet where the one-star Soul Arts were displayed.

After scanning the Soul Arts on the edges and in the middle, he emotionlessly looked toward the final corner.

Of course, this useless guy couldn’t possibly find a good way out. In this world, where talent was everything, it was even more impossible.

Something flashed past.

What was that?

There was even one with only 10% compatibility with him? Really interesting—just to annoy him, they didn’t even care about their faces.

Out of curiosity, Winnie glanced at the crystal bottle in the corner of the jade cabinet, rolling his eyes.

...Wait, what?

Winnie realized, and for a moment, he stood still, his expression frozen.

He’d searched for an entire afternoon, and he hadn’t seen any decimal points—was it possible that the number he’d just seen didn’t have one?

Winnie’s breath caught in his throat, and his brain slowly caught up. He turned back to the corner and immediately froze in shock.

Soul Art Name: [Armor of Ironclad]

Compatibility: 100%

“???”

“Ah??”

“Ahhh?!”

“Hundred, hundred, hundred?!” Winnie stammered, rubbing his eyes repeatedly to confirm he wasn’t mistaken.

It was real, really real! More real than pearls!

It was truly a 100% compatibility rate!

In the blink of an eye, it was a leap from heaven to hell, and a leap back from hell to heaven.

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Winnie hurried over, hugging the crystal bottle to his chest as if fearing someone would steal it, even though there was no one here who would want to steal a one-star Soul Art.

“Heh, heh heh... hehehe....” Winnie laughed foolishly, holding the crystal bottle.

After a moment, he regained his composure.

What if this Soul Art wasn’t a normal one?

For that reason, Winnie cautiously read the description on the Soul Art panel.

[Armor of Ironclad]: Created by a powerful court mage of the ancient Tairelis Empire, this Soul Art was once used by the Empire’s military and was invincible, unstoppable.

It was fully covered in metal armor, truly a Soul Art armed to the teeth.

Praise the Fanghui Goddess!

After reading the description, Winnie breathed a sigh of relief, his joy immeasurable.

This was a massive fortune!

Holding the crystal bottle with the gray-white Soul Art inside, Winnie was reinvigorated, feeling that the entire afternoon of hard work was worth it!

At this moment, the only thing in his world was the gray-white Soul Art in that crystal bottle.

With delight, he cradled the bottle and walked out of the jade cabinet toward the door of the hall.

“You brat, what’s going on with you? What happened just now? That sound was like stepping on a mouse trap.” Eric, with his arms crossed, remarked as he watched him.

“It’s nothing, nothing.” Winnie waved his hand, trying to hide his joy, though he couldn’t help the smile that crept up at the corners of his mouth.

“Have you picked one? Are you sure?” Eric, of course, noticed the crystal bottle Winnie was holding.

“I’m sure.”

“Are you sure? This is your only chance; once you pick it, you can’t change your mind.”

“No regrets, no regrets.” Winnie held the crystal bottle tightly, not intending to let go.

“Alright, it’s your choice.” Eric extended his hand. “Give it to me.”

“....” Winnie, as though he hadn’t heard, stood stiff as a board, not moving.

“Didn’t realize you’re such a money grubber? You think I care about that crappy one-star Soul Art?” Eric rolled his eyes at Winnie. “I just need to check the Soul Art type to register it.”

Of course, Eric used a four-star Soul Art, [Dragon’s Eye], so he wasn’t interested in these one-star Soul Arts.

Reluctantly, Winnie handed over the crystal bottle, looking as though he was a mother handing over a child in swaddling clothes.

This brat.

Eric snorted coldly and then turned his gaze to the Soul Art inside the crystal bottle, a strange glint flashing in his eyes.

Weird.

This Soul Art... it looks somewhat familiar? But his impression was vague.

He glanced at the label on the crystal bottle.

“Armor of Ironclad?” Eric mumbled to himself, feeling that this Soul Art’s name was somewhat familiar.

“Old man, is it done?” Winnie eagerly asked, unable to resist urging.

“Alright, alright, stop being so money-hungry. I said I won’t take it from you.” Eric returned the crystal bottle to Winnie, then added, “You should know how to absorb a Soul Art, right? I have a guide here if you need it?”

“Yes, yes.”

“You wouldn’t ask unless I ask you, would you?” Eric rolled his eyes and handed a small booklet to Winnie.

“Thanks, old man, may you live long, like the mountains!” Winnie smiled brightly, even more so than when he saw Mirecia, though this time, his smile seemed a lot more sincere.

As Eric watched Winnie’s retreating figure, he stroked his beard, then his face suddenly changed.

He remembered!

Oh, damn, he’d been so confused—he remembered what that Soul Art was!

Just as he was about to call Winnie, he realized the other had already disappeared without a trace.

“Hey!” Eric slapped his thigh.

It wasn’t that the Soul Art was particularly precious and couldn’t be given away—after all, even four-star Soul Arts like [Dragon’s Eye] were freely given away. The kingdom certainly wasn’t lacking in one-star Soul Arts.

Eric wanted to stop Winnie because this Soul Art had a huge problem...