Chapter 95: I Didn''t Expect That!Now that Lapis was gone, I decided to check out some... History.

    ("I wonder if they have 18+ recordings.") [Solace]

    I immediately slapped myself for that.

    ("Why am I like this? ...Do I need to touch grass?) [Solace]

    Having said that, I scoured the shelves for something interesting.

    ("Enthronement of the first lord... Birth of the first dragon... Throwing a baby out of a window?!") [Solace]

    That really made me wonder who decides what to record.

    ("Well... Considering earth''s history... That doesn''t seem that bad.") [Solace]

    I know, I know. I''m not gonna point any fingers or name any figures, but... pretty much anyone who''s gone to school will know what I''m talking about.

    ("Oh, this looks interesting.") [Solace]

    I found one labeled "Bestowal of the gods", so I took a minute to watch.

    ("Hm... There''s no sound.") [Solace]

    I inspected the crystal ball, allowing me to find a small magic circle on the back.

    ("Is this it?") [Solace]

    I didn''t want to mess with it without making sure, so I had to double check.

    "|Analyze|." [Solace]

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    Name: Sound Button

    Description: A magic circle haphazardly made and named by the Sorceress Lapasia Fae for the sake of convenience.

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    ("Wow.") [Solace]

    Considering Lapis'' personality, I didn''t doubt the description.

    ("Let''s see if it works.") [Solace]

    I pressed the magic circle, but nothing happened.

    ("Hm?") [Solace]

    Pressing it a few more times, a whole lot of nothing happened again.

    ("I could''ve sworn the magic circle name had "button" in it. Maybe I need to put mana in it?") [Solace]

    Following that thought, I focused some mana in.

    "I re— Left—" [Crystal Ball]

    Audio started to come in. However, it was kind of glitchy.

    "From now on, humans will be born with a god''s blessing." [Crystal Ball]

    ("Oh, now it works.") [Solace]

    Watching the video, I saw a bunch of shining figures speaking to each other.

    "How shall we determine it?" [Golden Body]

    "Perhaps we should change one of their appearances?" [Golden Body 2]

    At this point they had no traits for me to go off of, so I went with Golden Body 1, 2, and so on.

    "Physical changes shouldn''t be done. "It" won''t allow us." [Golden Body 3]

    "Hm..." [Golden Body 1]

    The Golden Bodies racked their brains for ideas. I wasn''t sure if they were gods or not, but I guess they aren''t omniscient either way.

    "Let us change their hair color. That should be within bounds." [Golden body 2]

    The Golden Bodies nodded.

    "A good choice." [Golden Body 3]

    "Very well. Let it be known that hair color shall define a god''s blessing upon humans." [Golden Body 1]

    A bright light then covered the entire crystal ball, causing the video to end.

    "...Huh?" [Solace]

    ("Was that why every person I''ve met had some kind of weird hair color?") [Solace] sea??h thё N??eFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Judging by what I had just seen, each person''s hair color was a different kind of blessing from a god. It may have just been an assumption though.

    ("I''ll try asking Lapis about it sometime.") [Solace]

    Seeing as I had finished watching the video, I placed the crystal ball back.

    "Eh?" [Solace]

    I suddenly lost control of my leg. My leg kicked off my shoe and sock, then proceeded to wind itself back as far as it could.

    "What? What''s happening?! Help!" [Solace]

    Without warning, my foot accelerated and struck the corner of a nearby shelf with my small toe.

    "You have gained |Experience|. |Gentleman''s Favor| has gained a level." [Spirit Guide]

    "OWWW!!" [Solace]

    Control returned to me, allowing me to fall while clutching my foot.

    "Argh...! Oh...! Urgh...!" [Solace]

    I rolled around writhing in pain, inhaling sharply with every breath.

    ("So this is what Lapis cursed me with?!") [Solace]

    It was truly painful.

    "You have acquired |Pain Resistance|." [Spirit Guide]

    ("Really?!") [Solace]

    That was quite a surprise. It wasn''t when I trained with Master as he hit me, or when I almost died in a dungeon. It was when I stubbed a toe that I got |Pain Resistance|.

    ("I am so confused!") [Solace]

    From the depths of my heart, I wished to scream a number of profanities.