My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 66

#66

Customization (2)

‘Elf… You mean you can become an elf?’

It was an opportunity to transform into a completely new race, not a race that changed from humans like the undead or vampires.

With a pounding heart, I immediately used “Customization” and the branch in my hand crumbled and disappeared, probably because the medium was disposable.

And unlike before, a translucent shape appeared before my eyes.

The appearance of an elf similar to myself, with black hair, black eyes, and pointed ears.

‘He looks handsome in a different way than Heinz.’

Unlike Heinz II, who had a cold and sharp look, he was a handsome man with a soft and warm vibe.

‘…Still, let’s just fix it a little bit.’

It would be difficult to recall one’s original appearance from this face, but it was necessary to be careful at all times.

Avatars will continue to increase in the future.

Hans is a skeleton, so it is meaningless, and Heinz II and Harley can change their appearances on their own.

Heinrich, who had already formed numerous relationships, could not help it, but Hubert seemed to need plastic surgery soon.

After several hours of extreme concentration, I painstakingly changed its appearance.

With skin like jade, blonde hair, and green eyes, she was the ideal elf created by a craftsman’s heart.

‘You can’t change your gender.’

I checked just in case, but it was impossible to make it a female avatar, as if I was not yet proficient in the skill or other conditions were needed.

“It’s not that I’m particularly disappointed… I’m just curious. “You can also hide your identity more clearly.”

After muttering excuses to no one listening, I cleared my throat and continued with the avatar creation process.

It was time to readjust the initial abilities.

The candidate occupations were elementalist and archer, and it was difficult to give up on either one.

‘Then you can do both.’

Since it wasn’t a real game, there was no problem playing the two at the same time.

In reality, both were basic skills for elves.

‘Let’s push the ability towards affinity. In order to become stronger quickly, it would be advantageous to be a spiritist.’

Most abilities have been converted to affinity.

Of course, since I plan to be an archer as well, I wasn’t able to reduce my physical abilities much, but I’m sure I can improve that with training in the future.

‘Although my recovery power has dropped a lot, I still have [Super Recovery] as a common skill, so it will make up for it to some extent.’

Since it is a skill that amplifies one’s recovery ability, it will be less effective if the base value is low, but it is better than nothing.

After much deliberation, an elf avatar was finally created.

〈Individual Information〉

-Individual name: Harris

-Race: Elf

-Common characteristics: 「Mind Herb」, 「Persona」, 「Super Recovery」, 「Mysterious Index」

-Individual characteristics: 「Child of the World Tree」

-Special information: Han Seong-hyeon’s seventh Avatar. An elf was born using the branches of the World Tree as a medium. Due to the effect of “Child of the World Tree,” the growth rate of affinity and natural power increases significantly.

Seeing that there was no information related to “Instant Death Immunity” in neither Hans nor Harris’ information window, it seemed that the ability received as a special privilege was not displayed in the object information window.

‘But you look better in person.’

The handsome elf man in front of him had a gentle smile on his face.

Perhaps because of my mood, I felt like I could smell the fresh scent of the forest around me.

‘It seems like the initial skills were also influenced by the medium, perhaps because it was born through ‘customization’.’

It fit the characteristics of the individual too well to be a randomly given skill.

This is probably an additional effect of “customization.”

This was information that could be helpful when creating a new avatar next time.

However, Harris’s expression, which had been smiling softly, gradually frowned without my knowledge.

It was difficult to manage my facial expression due to the unpleasant feeling I was getting from earlier.

“It’s frustrating….”

I feel like I’m in a cloud of smoke.

As the eco-friendly air purifier that was still there disappeared, its remaining effectiveness was gradually diminishing, and the acrid taste of the outside air was creeping in.

‘You’re more sensitive than I thought.’

Although nothing happened to the body, Harris was sensitive to his surroundings.

In the middle of a dry city with only street trees and a handful of parks.

Just being here felt painful.

‘Is it because I got used to this environment that my body’s natural affinity has decreased…’

Since there was nothing good about being exposed to this environment for a long time, I canceled the summoning of Harris for now.

Today, the Other World Transmission Jin was used to send Hans to the Great Hall, so he will only be able to send him to Outerica tomorrow.

‘Anyway, Heinrich finally came to his senses.’

After a few hours of focusing on creating a new avatar, more than a day had already passed in Outerica…

Heinrich, who was hospitalized in the treatment room, opened his eyes.

***

“Uhm….”

“Ah! “Lord Heinrich, are you out of your mind?”

When I opened my eyes and groaned, I heard a woman’s fussy voice next to me.

“Where?”

“It’s an intensive care unit. A full day has passed since Sir Heinrich came here. “I’m glad you came to your senses now.”

The healing priest with a puppy-like expression sighed in relief and began examining Heinrich’s body again.

“For someone who suffered that level of curse with his bare body, the prognosis is very good. “You are blessed with strength and have excellent recovery, so I don’t think there will be any aftereffects.”

“That’s a good thing…”

In fact, it was a script that came out after careful calculation, but Heinrich nodded with a serious expression.

“Still, it hasn’t been completely purified yet, so careful management is needed. “We will monitor the condition for about a month…”

“Utcha~”

The healing priest begins to explain various things.

As he continued to lie still and listen to the story, he felt frustrated and sat up with his upper body raised.

“Ahh! Don’t move too carelessly yet! “The pain must be enormous!”

As she said, just by moving for a moment, the amount of information filtered through the “Mind Hub” exploded.

If I had just had to endure this, I would have rolled around with tears and snot pouring out.

“Ah… it hurts a bit, but it’s bearable.”

“You’re putting up with that? iced coffee! But that doesn’t work! “Lie down, lie down!”

She was embarrassed for a moment, but calmed down only after forcing Heinrich to lie down.

“It’s not just about pain. The curse took a serious toll on my mind, so I need to calm down and control my mind for the time being. “They become vulnerable to stress and can have seizures at the slightest stimulus.”

“Um, is that so?”

Of course, that was something I knew.

It was a curse carefully selected among high-level black magic spells that had little effect on him.

‘Mind Herb’ can block the mental contamination of the ‘Heart of the Immortal King’, so what is this level?…’

Rather than that, I was more curious about how the situation had progressed after I fainted.

When I asked him about it, the healing priest seemed to think it might cause unnecessary stress, so he just repeatedly told me not to think about anything else and to rest.

“It’s too frustrating to just lie still. Do you think it would be more stressful to stay like this? “Could you please tell me briefly?”

However, due to Heinrich’s continued insistence, she eventually had no choice but to sigh and open her mouth.

“First of all, there were no deaths. It may have been due to the barrier of the Great Hall, but it was probably largely due to the Immortal King letting his guard down and taking his time. “There are many injured, but they are all hospitalized.”

It is said that the security of the Great Temple has been further strengthened by the quick return of the punitive force that had been dispatched to the Forest of Monsters.

Since a large intrusion has already been allowed, the alert level will probably not go down for the time being.

“The Inquisitors are busy trying to figure out the circumstances of the incident.”

In addition to an on-site investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the Immortal King’s intrusion, local Heretic Inquisitors were dispatched to the Forest of Monsters to determine the truth of the incident.

‘The elves’ position must have been difficult due to this incident…’

As a result, they played a part in lowering the defenses of the Great Temple… Although

the church will not say anything outright right now, they are responsible for last night’s commotion. Those who just watched couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable in their seats.

‘Well, once the Inquisitors discover Hans’ secret laboratory, the elves’ resentment will be relieved.’

Because they were fully capable of finding out when and at what moment Hans disappeared from the spot.

“ah! Sir Heinrich! “You’re awake!”

At that moment, the saint entered the treatment room and made eye contact with Heinrich.

Seeing her approaching with a happy face, the healing priest who was telling her a story bowed and quietly walked away.

“How are you feeling? Shouldn’t you settle down yet? Wouldn’t it be better to sleep soundly than to wake up like this? Do you want me to put you to sleep?”

Seeing her sitting on the chair next to the bed where Heinrich was lying and fussing non-stop, Heinrich hurriedly shook his head.

If he stayed quiet, the saint might actually use her holy magic to put him to sleep.

“Oh, it’s okay. I’m just lying still. Rather, it was nice to hear the story after I fainted. Fortunately, there were no deaths, right?”

She nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, perhaps having the effect of hastily changing the subject.

“It’s all thanks to Lord Heinrich who chased away the Immortal King in time. “It is unfortunate that we were not able to kill him on the spot, but we were able to avoid the worst situation where everyone was wiped out on the spot.”

“Isn’t it thanks to everyone joining forces? “I could never have done it alone.”

“still! “At that desperate moment, I received a blessing and plunged the sword of light into the heart of the Immortal King. It was like a scene from a heroic story!”

The air between the saintess, who was making public remarks with sparkling eyes, and Heinrich, who was speaking humbly with a shy smile, was softened.

However, because the issue was a serious issue, the atmosphere did not last long.

“I’m on my way back from Laforie. Now that things have come to this, I have once again asked you to confirm the location of the Immortal King…”

Since Laforie had a rough understanding of the situation, he hurriedly began re-searching at the saintess’s request.

But as expected, it is said that the energy of the Immortal King, who had stayed in the forest of monsters until yesterday, had already disappeared somewhere.

“Of course, I don’t doubt the Elven Kingdom. “Lapori has even received the blessing of silence, and there is no reason to do so in the first place.”

The timing may have been odd, but rather than suspecting the elves, we should say that the Immortal King came in cleverly targeting the opportunity when the Great Temple’s defenses were weakened.

Although the question of ‘how’ is still not resolved at all.

“oh! As I was talking, I ended up complaining too much! “You’re a patient, so why bother me?”

“it’s okay. As I said before, it’s much better than just lying down. “I would be happy if you could be my companion.”

I was able to obtain a lot of information like this.

Afterwards, they spent time talking about various things before the saintess left to go to work again.

***

It was the 10th day after Heinrich was hospitalized that the otherworldly transmission line could be used again.

“Transmission to the Outerica dimension has been completed.”

Harris was sent directly to Hubert, who was staying at Tarak’s base.

And I took over from Hubert the high elf bracelet that had not changed even though I had been wearing it for a while.

“hmm… “It definitely feels different.”

The reaction that comes as soon as you put the bracelet on your wrist.

Perhaps because the affinity was strong from the beginning, the sensation felt was different from when other avatars wore it.

I could feel the natural forces around me more vividly and my sensitivity to their properties had clearly increased.

This was literally equipment prepared in advance for Harris.

‘It’s the ultimate equipment that doesn’t need any further upgrades. It’s something that high elves used directly.’

While stroking the bracelet with such a happy smile.

It was at a moment when he was engrossed in a sensation that an unexpected notification occurred to him.

《The World Tree looks at its child.》

“Huh?”

The world tree began to take notice of Harris.

My alter ego is becoming a big deal.