"Rare skill?"
"Mm, once I've imprinted your ability information, I'll explain it to you slowly."
Xia Wei materialized an A4 paper and translated the godly holy text on Shinobu Kocho's back into a readable format, copying it onto the white paper.
The godly holy text was the most core rule text of the Pre-Civilization, and only God could write and understand it.
After the imprinting was complete, the godly holy text and patterns on Shinobu Kocho's smooth, fair back slowly faded, eventually disappearing.
"Put on your clothes and turn around."
"Yes, God."
"My true name is Xia Wei."
"Yes, Lord Xia Wei."
Shinobu Kocho quickly re-buttoned her uniform and put on her haori at an extremely fast speed. Other than her back, Xia Wei didn't see anything. A hint of regret flashed in his golden eyes. As expected of a Hashira, she was meticulous in her actions.
Xia Wei smiled and handed the white paper with the imprinted abilities to the girl, whose cheeks were flushed and who sat perfectly upright.
Shinobu Kocho looked at the paper in her hand, her gaze instantly becoming serious and solemn.
Shinobu Kocho
lv.1
Strength: i0
Endurance: i0
Dexterity: i0
Agility: i0
Magic: i0
[Development Abilities]:
[Skills]:
'Revenge Valkyrie'
·When fighting a target of revenge, gain the High Domain development ability "Night Battle."
·When fighting a target of revenge, vengeful emotions will comprehensively boost physical attributes.
·The degree of enhancement depends on the intensity of the vengeful emotions.
·When weaker than the target of revenge, basic abilities receive a High Domain boost.
'Swordsmanship Master'
·When holding a sword, Mid Domain increases explosive power.
·When using swordsmanship, High Domain increases speed.
'Poison Doctor'
·High Domain improves medical skills.
·Mid Domain improves understanding of medicine.
·High Domain improves toxicity of poisons.
·Gains the High Domain development ability "Harmony."
[Magic]:
'Healing Wisteria'
·Healing magic.
·Dispels abnormal statuses.
·Effect increases with magic value.
·Effect reverses when used on non-humans.
⁽Incantation: Oh, healing wisteria, I pray here, please bring the mercy of God, dispel all pain that should not exist.⁾
"After receiving the Favor of God, all abilities will be detailed, which are the ability scores."
Xia Wei's expression also became serious.
"Ability scores are divided into five parts: basic abilities, development abilities, skills, magic, and the most important, level."
"Basic abilities, as the name suggests, are a person's most fundamental physical attributes. Strength represents the amount of force, how heavy an object can be lifted; Endurance represents stamina and persistence; Dexterity represents upper body flexibility; Agility represents lower body explosive speed; Magic represents the ability to use magic, Onmyodo, and other powers."
"Basic abilities all start from zero. The stronger one is before receiving the Favor of God, the higher the potential for growth thereafter."
"Each basic ability is divided into ten ranks from highest to lowest: S, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I. The closer to S-rank, the stronger that ability."
"Development abilities appear when a certain basic ability reaches D-rank and then one achieves a certain Great Feat during an upgrade."
"Upgrading from lv.1 to lv.2 breaks the existing potential and leads to evolution. Each upgrade brings one closer to God."
"However, a basic ability reaching D-rank is merely the minimum threshold for upgrading."
Shinobu Kocho asked, half understanding, "Lord Xia Wei, what is a Great Feat?"
Xia Wei nodded: "A Great Feat is the mark a person leaves on the world, like Oda Nobunaga leading two thousand men to defeat Imagawa Yoshimoto's fifty thousand strong army at Okehazama. Such an extraordinary event worthy of being recorded in history is a Great Feat."
"To defeat an opponent far superior to oneself, to overcome the strong with the weak and break limits, this is also a Great Feat."
"The deeper the mark left on the world, the greater the Great Feat."
"Each time you sublimate your level, the Great Feat required must surpass the previous one, or the accumulated Great Feats must exceed a certain critical point."
Shinobu Kocho recalled the conditions for becoming a Hashira in the Demon Slayer Corps: slaying fifty demons or single-handedly defeating a Lower Rank of the Twelve Demon Moons. This should also be considered a Great Feat.
"Let's talk about development abilities again. Each upgrade allows you to choose one development ability, which comes from personal experience."
"For example, if someone repeatedly consumed poison and didn't die, the development ability 'Abnormal Resistance' would appear. Frequently hunting the same type of animal and becoming proficient would lead to the development ability 'Hunter'."
"Development abilities allow those who receive Blessing to gain an additional boost in a certain area. Development abilities, like basic abilities, also have ten ranks from S to I, and the higher the rank, the greater the boost."
Xia Wei watched Shinobu Kocho, who was listening intently while looking at her own abilities, and continued.
"Finally, let's talk about skills and magic."
"Magic can trigger supernatural phenomena, just like the Blood Demon Art you are familiar with, but magic is the crystallization of miracles and far from comparable to Blood Demon Art."
"Skills are not as straightforward as magic, but their generation cannot be fully predicted even by God. Some skills come from racial talent, some from the mind, some from will, some from obsession and desire, and some even from the world's Gift."
"There is no limit to the number of skills; they can be increased indefinitely."
"At the same time, skills are also subdivided into combat skills, support skills, healing skills, and special skills."
"Skills also have varying strengths. The more unique and rare a skill, the stronger it is and the more powerful its effect on oneself."
"For example, your 'Revenge Valkyrie' skill, Shinobu, comes from your hatred for demons, and its effect on you is extremely powerful, so it is a rare skill."
"On the other hand, 'Swordsmanship Master' is obtained by training the Breathing Technique to a certain extent. Skills that can be learned through training do not cause a qualitative change in oneself, so they are ordinary skills."
"In short, skills that cannot be obtained through learning and training are rare skills."
Shinobu Kocho nodded earnestly: "Then the 'Poison Doctor' skill is also an ordinary skill."
Xia Wei smiled: "No, this skill is a rare skill, because it comes from your unique talent. Although there is a learning component, it is essentially a talent."
"To additionally gain the High Domain development ability 'Harmony' is quite extraordinary."
"Only those who reach D-rank or above can be called High Domain."
"The purpose of the 'Harmony' development ability is to enhance the modulation of medicines. A High Domain 'Harmony' might be able to create medicine that turns demons back into humans, and an S-rank 'Harmony' could even create elixirs of longevity or immortality."
Shinobu Kocho's purple eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this, a little shocked, but then quickly returned to calm.
Able to create medicine that turns demons back into humans?
Even if she could, she wouldn't.
Killing, eating people, committing so many unforgivable acts and still wanting to become human again? What a joke. Entering hell after being slain is the proper destination for demons!