Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Succubus Church? What Blasphemy!
Louis listened for a long time and finally confirmed that his instructor seemed to be a bit... um, stubborn?
"Instructor, am I really suited for the Nine Swords?"
Jino nodded, saying with a subtle expression, "You kid, are a real succubus."
Louis: ?
Why does it feel like he’s insulting me?
He said with a cheerful smile, "You kid, you inherited the unique combat talents of a succubus."
Many people’s impressions of succubi are limited to "so seductive," and there are quite a few succubus jokes circulating among the folks.
Including ones about Ense.
Rumor has it in a small town by the outskirts of Ense, a woman went to the local God of Love Church to complain that her husband cheated.
The Priest of Love said:
"For your man to do such evil deeds, he must be possessed, you need to cleanse his evil spirit."
Then the woman rejoiced, went home and tied her husband to the bed...
After one night, her husband was completely drained, died on the spot.
The news spread and caused a stir in the community.
Some directly accused the Priest of the God of Love Church of doing succubus acts under the guise of a righteous god.
Others even called the God of Love Church the Succubus Church.
Amidst the public uproar, the church headquarters quickly sent 12 urgent confidential letters, demanding the cardinal to find out the truth.
The sweat-drenched cardinal declared there was absolutely no Priest of Love in that town.
Confused, the church personnel went to investigate and finally found the culprit.
The outcome was quite speechless.
In simple terms, it was a succubus pretending to be a Priest of Love, and over time, she really believed she was a follower of the Love God.
This succubus believed love and desire were one, and that succubi were the true darlings of the Love God.
So, she used the power of the succubi to drive the ritual of the Love God, draining that woman’s husband, transforming into a new succubus, claiming to be the dark side of the Love God,
After revealing the truth, the cardinal breathed a sigh of relief.
Good news: Not my problem.
Bad news: What blasphemy is this!
"The dark side of the Love God" was immediately put on the God of Love Church’s kill-list.
But the joke of the "Succubus Church" persisted, becoming a humorous tale used by other major powers to ridicule the God of Love Church.
So much so that now priests and nuns of the God of Love Church have PTSD, jumping at the mere mention of succubi.
Yes, Jino didn’t shy away from doing this back in the day, grabbing onto the rotten joke of the "Succubus Church" to madly mock a female Priest of Love.
Later... ahem, later that female priest gave him two children.
Jino: "Indeed, she’s my wife."
Although succubus jokes always seem indecent, Jino has actually fought against succubi.
Perhaps because the allure of a succubus’s kiss is terrifying, many people forget that succubi are born combat masters.
The ability to perform positions unimaginable during the *joy* process indicates their physical flexibility far exceeds the norm.
Continuous energy without exhaustion points to an explosive endurance capacity in battle.
No matter how strong, yet without bulky muscles, indicates an extremely high body density.
Playful matters aside, don’t joke about succubi.
They’re just, compared to other more magic-inclined demon races, at a disadvantage in direct combat.
But that’s because warriors fundamentally can’t beat mages.
Jino looked at Louis and said subtly, "You’ve mastered the true power of a succubus."
Louis said, "Isn’t such talent quite rare?"
"How rare? How many humans like you have inherited the succubus bloodline?"
"How many can unleash the power of the bloodline origin?"
Louis puzzled, "There are many warlocks. Male warlocks with succubus bloodlines aren’t few."
Jino was taken aback, then burst into laughter:
"You kid, don’t tell me you think succubus warlocks are similar to your situation."
"Druid, mage, priest, paladin, warlock, martial monk, barbarian, bard, wanderer, forest patrol, warrior, a total of 11 basic professions, are the underlying framework of most professions in this world."
"Yes, a succubus warlock is a profession capable of using the succubus bloodline’s powers, but why do you think they’re called warlocks and not succubi?"
Realizing Louis didn’t understand this, Jino took some time to explain.
Louis was enlightened.
No matter the bloodline of a warlock, they don’t change their bloodline.
If becoming a warlock would really change their native bloodline, then the paladins under the God of Glory and Justice would immediately send demon warlocks onto the green onion list.
The pure-blood supremacist elves in the highest forest would find ways to drive warlocks out of bounds.
Dragon vein warlocks would also be able to go and claim kinship with the dragons of the Dragon Empire.
But none of these things happened.
Because for bloodline warlocks, the power of the bloodline is more like an accessory.
Put in a metaphor, bloodlines are to warlocks like gigantic robots [Gundam] are to pilots.
The upper limit of the Gundam is the upper limit of the bloodline, the functionality package and parts of the Gundam are the various spells warlocks master, the Gundam pilot is the warlock himself.
You could say the pilot has innate talent, able to wield the destructive power of the Gundam, but can you say the pilot is the Gundam?
Obviously not.
So succubus warlocks and a bloodline transformer like Louis are fundamentally not the same.
Or put another way, whether it’s the demons from the Endless Abyss, devils from Bator Hell, or magical creatures that are rampant across the Star Continent, they are all using a different template.
Louis is rather peculiar.
He essentially has two templates.
One is the [Careerist Template] constructed by intelligent beings on the Star Continent.
The other is the [Succubus Template] unique to Endless Abyss demon race.
Both templates are effective simultaneously.
Thus, succubus warlocks can use pseudo-spells of the succubus race, but cannot possess the innate physical talents of original succubi.
And Louis...
He has the physical talents of a succubus.
The pseudo-spell abilities of succubus warlocks, he possesses too.
Is this the so-called "I shall strike in succubus form"?
Jino said sternly:
"Utilize your talents well, it’s very difficult for humans to possess the physique of a succubus."
"And a succubus’s chaotic nature means they can’t grasp martial skills like the Nine Swords."
"Your situation precisely inherits the advantages of both."
Louis nodded.
Understood, he really is peculiar, neither a Gundam nor a pilot, but a mecha girl.
Sss, thinking this way, it’s kind of thrilling.
"Instructor, I want to learn the Nine Swords!"
Louis exclaimed spontaneously.
Jino laughed heartily, "Alright, I’ll teach you. Your talent is just slightly less than mine, you’ll pick it up quickly."
Jino told a white lie, silently reciting "God of Glory and Justice above" a hundred times, telling the god he revered this was to further tap into Louis’s potential.
"Absolutely, absolutely not because I sense a disparity!"
Louis, on the other hand, thought it was normal for his talent to be slightly less than Jino’s.
He’d already learned from Beatrice that Instructor Jino’s main job was the captain of the Royal Guard.
This already made him one of the handful top experts on the empire’s visible front.
Gao Shi said in the movie, "I am a clumsy person, without the prolific talents of Li Bai, Wang Wei..."
That’s comparing to Li Bai and Wang Wei, not saying he’s an ordinary person.
Is being a bit worse than Jino something to be ashamed of?
Not to mention, he also had the Future Diary cheat.
"No wonder Future Diary understands my limits, thoroughly resolving the Tino crisis, along with Limuru’s evolution, fixing a historical anchor point, and receiving a reward."
Yes, Louis’s succubus physique is just one of the rewards.
With this thought, he looked at Jino with eager eyes.
"Warrior level 3 can already start learning the most basic skills of each faction."
"I hope your comprehension of martial arts isn’t weaker than your understanding of body-training techniques, next I’ll teach you three moves first..."
Louis instantly perked up.
One of the ultimate experts on the empire’s visible front!
To have someone like this personally teach him, if he doesn’t learn well, wouldn’t it be in vain?
His eyes sparkled with a greedy light.
The power of Sin · Greed has been activated again!
Greedy thirst for knowledge!
Activate!