The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 148

Chapter 148: Ability Verification

A month had passed since I started preparations to become a noble.

Ever since I gave her the Platinum Syrup, my relationship with Princess Olivia had grown quite good.

To avoid getting in the way of her work, I visited her office every few days to study noble etiquette, and she guided me until it really sank in.

I’d been repeating that kind of routine, but today she had some business to attend to, so I ended up with some free time.

For that reason, I’d brought Neige along to a certain spot.

This forest was surrounded by mountains, so hardly anyone ever came here, making it perfect for experiments.

Today, I decided to use this place for a particular experiment.

“Kyururun?”

In my arms, Neige was curled up, but it wriggled around and peeked up at my face.

“Hah hah hah.”

It stuck out its tongue, panting as it placed its front paws on my chest and nuzzled in affectionately. It knew exactly how cute it was being, but even understanding that, it was just too adorable for me to say a word. I could totally see why Kings IV and everyone else went crazy over it.

“This should do it, right?”

After walking around the forest for a while, I found a spot like a clearing. Once I got to the middle, there was enough distance to the trees that I could spot any creature approaching, so it was ideal for an experiment.

“Kyupikyupikyupiki♪”

When I set Neige down on the ground, it started frolicking about.

No surprise there—Neige’s existence was supposed to stay secret until the right time, so its usual play areas were limited to the mansion, the royal castle, or Douglas’s place.

Neige scampered around excitedly, then chased after a butterfly flying nearby.

“Don’t go too far from me, okay!”

“Kyukyupi♪”

There weren’t any signs of people or animals, so I figured it was fine, but I still warned it not to wander off too much.

“Alright, I’ve been so busy I put this off, but it’s about time I tested out Neige’s abilities.”

I pulled out the notes I’d made from what the goddess Muse had told me before about the divine dragon—the White Dragon’s powers.

“Holy Magic”… It’s magic that converts mana into holy attributes and releases it. It can drive off undead or liches, and it works for healing or dispelling curses to mend the body too. Master it fully, and you can even revive a human whose soul hasn’t left yet right after they die.

“Divine Aura Release”… It boosts the user’s physical abilities. But it drains stamina hard, so it’s not great for long fights.

“Holy Resistance”… Resistance to attacks infused with holy mana. The most powerful holy magic is “Judgment Ray,” which drops beams of light energy from the sky, but at Klaus’s level now, it’d probably just singe you a tiny bit.

“Complete Status Ailment Nullification”… Just like the name says, it cancels out all status ailments. Things like poison or petrification, sure, but even heroes fall to tricks like confusion causing friendly fire or charm leading to seduction—Klaus should be fine against all that. By the way, you can consciously choose to block stuff like sleep or intoxication too. For anything life-threatening, your body nullifies it automatically.

Since I finally had a chance to talk with the goddess Muse, I took the opportunity to ask about the abilities I gained from taming Neige.

I’d jotted down her every word exactly, so it ended up sounding super cute, but she’d broken it all down in a way I could easily get.

“First up, let’s try this one… [Divine Aura Release].”

As I focused my mind, a white aura wrapped around my body.

“Whoa, power’s surging through me from head to toe.”

I remembered unleashing unprecedented strength when I rescued Charlotte from her kidnappers.

Looking back now, that must have been the goddess Muse letting me borrow Neige’s power through it.

“Right now, I feel like I could take on an A+ rank monster solo.”

Back then, I’d barely beaten the Elder Lich and Crystal Cockatrice with help from allies, but I was dead certain I could handle them alone now.

“Oh yeah, let’s check my status.”

I opened up my status screen.

Klaus: Human

Gender: Male

Age: Seventeen

Title: Blessed by the Goddess Muse

Strength: B → S

Stamina: A → S

Agility: B → S

Mana: A → S

Mental Strength: B → S

Luck: S → SS

Condition: Healthy

Skills: “Hatching”

Grants: [Extreme Fire Resistance] [Purifying Flame] [Medium Health Increase] [Medium Auto Health Recovery] [Medium Self-Healing] [Medium Fire Magic] [Medium Intimidation] [Medium Magic Increase] [Medium Magic Control] [Small Wind Magic] [Small Wind Resistance] [Small Ore Sensing] [Medium Auto Mana Recovery] [Small Water Magic] [Medium Defense Boost] [Medium Holy Magic] [Small Divine Aura Release] [Extreme Holy Resistance] [Complete Status Ailment Nullification] [Small Earth Magic] New

Taming: “Phoenix” “Rainbow Butterfly” “Petit Golem” “Crystal Cockatrice” “White Dragon”

Just as the description said, all my stats had gone up while Divine Aura Release was active.

Especially my luck, which hit SS—no one in history had ever had a stat like that.