Overpowered Wizard-Chapter 297: B3: C87: Selfishness and Updates 2

<Congrats, you’ve all completed the Divine Quest: Defeat the Enslavement System Invaders!>

<Congrats, you’ve all completed the Mythical Regional Event: Defeat the Wolf Dragons and Wolf Kobolds!>

<You’ve all gained 2 trait advancers!>

<You’ve all gained 1 trait combiner!>

<You’ve all gained 1 skill combiner!>

<You’ve all earned these achievement rewards!>

<First Star System Defenders Against Invaders (Unopened)!>

<Ultimate Team Destruction Maneuver (Unopened)!>

<Mythical Wolf Dragon Conquerors (Unopened)!>

<Lesser World Imperial Rulers (Unopened)!>

<...>

“We did good work,” Zarian commented.

“I need more traits for all those advancers and combiners,” Hannah said.

“You think we get a cool laser gun for fighting aliens?” Gilbert asked.

“I’ve already reverse-engineered the magic rail cannons,” Hannah said.

“Yeah, but those aren’t, y’know, like real alien guns,” Gilbert argued.

“I want a cool alien dress from a far away world,” Bianca said dreamily.

<...>

<Now compiling separate notifications for Gilbert McDonald, Hannah Townhouse, Bianca Garcia, and Zarian Sainte-Darkrun for easier viewing!>

<...>

<First, Gilbert!>

<Congrats, you’ve completed 14 Side Quests!>

<Your freedom alignment (Free For Real +5) grew: +7!>

<Your Master Rank improved: 1st Healer!>

<Your skill, Lasso of Hope, leveled up from 8 to 19!>

<Your skill, Mega Healing Force, leveled up from 3 to 15!>

<Your skill, Behavior Force, leveled up from 4 to 16!>

<Your skill, Unified Monk Force +3, leveled up from 87 to 100!>

<Your skill, Sacrificial Blow +3, leveled up from 92 to 100!>

<Your skill, Summon Spirit Steed, leveled up 54 to 70!>

<Your skills have advanced!>

<Lasso of Hope +1!>

<Mega Healing Force +1!>

<Behavior Force +1!>

<Force of Righteousness!>

<Hero Strike!>

<You’ve leveled up from 104 to 113! +9 Willpower, +36 Strength, +18 Agility, +36 Wonder, +99 Free dispensed!>

<You’ve grown, earning +40 Willpower, +32 Strength, +38 Agility, +29 Wonder, +35 Mysticism! You’ve also earned the trait Aura Drain (Epic)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Over 1,000,000 Heals (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! The 1st Ranked Master Healer (Unopened)!>

<...>

“Damn, I didn’t even know I did that much healing. And how the hell did I shoot up to being the 1st Healer?” Gilbert asked.

“Congrats! We probably climbed the ranks because we stopped the invasion.” Bianca clapped for him.

“Huh. I guess that makes sense. Still a shocker for me to be first in anything here in magic fantasyland,” Gilbert admitted.

“I’m a little envious. I don’t think I’ll get 1st Crafter,” Hannah grumbled.

Zarian paid more attention to the new skill evolutions and the Aura Drain trait Gilbert had gotten. Based on the names alone, Zarian felt Gilbert’s solo adventures into the high level wilderness shouldn’t go too badly. That and all of Gilbert’s earnings should give him a decent enough profile for dishing out damage or outlasting an enemy.

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<Second, Hannah!>

<Congrats, you’ve completed 26 Side Quests!>

<Your freedom alignment (Free For Real +4) grew: 6!>

<Your Master Rank improved: 23rd Crafter!>

<Your skill, Rune Craft Matrix, leveled up from 8 to 24!>

<Your skill, Solid State Spectacles, leveled up from 8 to 24!>

<Your skill, Cube Maker Magic +3, leveled up from 90 to 100!>

<Your skill, Mystic Rush Tank +3, leveled up from 62 to 92!>

<Your skill, Summon Magical Intelligence +2, leveled up from 33 to 70!>

<Your skills have advanced!>

<Rune Craft Matrix +1!>

<Solid State Spectacles +1!>

<Cube Magic Queendom!>

<Summon Magical Intelligence +3!>

<You’ve leveled up from 110 to 122! +36 Willpower, +12 Agility, +23 Wonder, +60 Mysticism, +132 Free dispensed!>

<You’ve grown, earning +42 Willpower, +38 Strength, +30 Agility, +28 Wonder, +29 Mysticism! You’ve advanced the trait Aura Generator (Epic) to Aura Power Plant (Legendary)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Here Goes My Boom Stick (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Low Aura Density Defier (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Imperial Capital Reconstructionist (Unopened)!>

<...>

Before anyone could say anything, Hannah’s aura supply and regeneration exploded into a new gear. The gushing aura overcharged nearby enchantments and pushed their capacity to their limits, making their booth private to where they were invisible and hard to seek.

So much aura ran from Hannah’s new trait through Zarian that he was getting drunk off it.

It took everyone some time to get their bearings, Hannah especially, her face reddening.

“Uh … let’s continue, shall we?”

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They all nodded while adding in some congrats, Zarian especially. Hannah’s going to be okay on her own.

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<Third, Bianca!>

<Congrats, you’ve completed 12 Side Quests!>

<Your freedom alignment (Free Good +8) grew: 10!>

<Your Master Rank improved: 15th Rogue!>

<Your skill, Resplendent Lantern Magic, leveled up from 8 to 19!>

<Your skill, These Boots Are Made For Dazzling, leveled up from 7 to 17!>

<Your skill, Great Shining Territory, leveled up from 9 to 21!>

<Your skill, Super Serene Rampage +3, leveled up from 85 to 100!>

<Your skills have advanced!>

<Resplendent Lantern Magic +1!>

<These Boots Are Made For Dazzling +1!>

<Great Shining Territory +1!>

<Smiling Sword Saint Prowess!>

<You’ve leveled up from 115 to 122! +7 Agility, +63 Wonder, +7 Mysticism, +77 Free dispensed!>

<You’ve grown, earning +32 Willpower, +40 Strength, +36 Agility, +25 Wonder, +29 Mysticism. You’ve earned the trait Aura Suppression (Epic)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Supremely Enhance Darkness With Light (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Grand Charmer (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Rapidly Growing Sword Mastery (Unopened)!>

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“Damn, Bianca,” Zarian said.

The others looked at the Radiant Queen warily as Bianca continued to sit serenely at their booth, seemingly unbothered and unchanged. She slowly turned to Zarian.

“Want me to duel her?” Bianca asked. “I’ve held back because I feel it would do more harm than good. And … Foodie’s hogging her attention.”

Zarian blinked. “Foodie?”

“She’s been challenging her auntie every couple of days,” Hannah explained. “It’s for the sake of your honor, and so far, Ariana seems to handle your daughter … gently. Far more gently than she would with others.”

“Like I said, the mission to redeem remains the same,” Gilbert said. “As much as Ariana says she’s all evil, she’s not. She can be redeemed. Just gotta have faith.”

Zarian rubbed at his face. He was a mess. His little sister was a mess. But just like how he had some evil in him, Ariana might have some good in her.

Maybe Foodie’s presence might do even more good for Ariana. Maybe.

Though, Zarian had to admit, having a little goblin girl go up against the ultimate dragon goddess was a little extreme.

He glanced at Bianca’s cheery smile and thought over her offer.

“Maybe later,” Zarian said. “I think Ariana has more powers and tricks than she lets on. She remembers every loop. She’s …”

“Going to have countless years of knowledge and practice,” Hannah finished. “Not only is she powerful, she has more time than any god around. She’s the ultimate regressor, in a sense.”

Bianca seemed to dim a little after hearing that. “Huh … I didn’t want to say this because I’m no Debbie Downer like some people.” Bianca fluttered her eyelashes in Hannah’s direction before continuing. “But I might’ve gotten a lucky hit when Ariana least expected it.”

Zarian didn’t want to admit it himself, so he was glad Bianca recognized her one win on The Dragoness as a lucky one. That was wise of her.

He trusted she could handle herself just fine in the Promised Continent, especially with her free good +10. If she could dig deep enough, the damage Bianca could do in one attack would be too scary for even Zarian to face directly.

“Before you go, Bianca, want to have a few sword spars?” Zarian asked. “I could use the backup training in case people get close to me. And you’re … well … a sword saint now. So it’ll be pretty badass.”

“Okay!”

Now onto the last one.

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<Final, Zarian!>

<Congrats, you’ve completed 8 Side Quests!>

<Your freedom alignment (Free Evil +7) grew: 11!>

<Your Master Rank improved: 4th Mage!>

<Your skill, Overwhelming Darkness, leveled up from 65 to 92!>

<Your skill, Lion Prince, leveled up from 28 to 50!>

<Your skill, Parasite Phantom, leveled up from 3 to 24!>

<Your skill, Spectral Spider Network +3, leveled up from 92 to 100!>

<Your skill, Intense Arcana Hat +2, leveled up from 29 to 51!>

<Your skill, Wizard Body Conversion, leveled up from 2 to 12!>

<Your skill, Advanced Grimoire of the Voidling Exile +3, leveled up from 67 to 88!>

<Your skill, Advanced Grimoire of Black Magic +3, leveled up from 59 to 79!>

<Your skill, Advanced Grimoire of the Hell Gator +2, leveled up from 43 to 66!>

<Your skill, Advanced Grimoire of Freaky Morphs +1, leveled up from 20 to 50!>

<Your skills have advanced!>

<Parasite Phantom +1>

<Super Shade Spider System!>

<Intense Arcana Hat +3!>

<Wizard Body Conversion +1!>

<Advanced Grimoire of the Hell Gator +3!>

<Advanced Grimoire of Freaky Morphs +3!>

<Choose an option for your Advanced Grimoire of the Hell Gator +3: [1] Upgrade a spell. [2] Turn a skill into a spell. [3] Combine two spells into one better spell.>

<Choose two spells to combine from the Advanced Grimoire of Freaky Morphs +2.>

<Choose an option for your Advanced Grimoire of Freaky Morphs +3: [1] Upgrade a spell. [2] Turn a skill into a spell. [3] Combine two spells into one better spell.>

<You’ve leveled up from 123 to 133! +60 Willpower, +20 Wonder, +30 Mysticism, +120 Free dispensed!>

<You’ve grown, earning +27 Willpower, +25 Strength, +27 Agility, +24 Wonder, +32 Mysticism. You’ve earned the traits Aura Filtration (Epic) and Reality Breaker (Mythical)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Dark Ritual Avatar (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! One Shot Ka-Boom (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! First Star System Counter Invader (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! There’s An Apocalypse Wherever You Go (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Dragon Army Crusher (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! The Dark Emperor (Unopened)!>

<Achievement rewarded! Survive Your First Somewhat Serious Fight With The Dragoness (Unopened)!>

<...>

Zarian held his tongue.

Nobody said anything for a few minutes.

“I’m going to sweat blood trying to keep up,” Hannah said, sighing.

“I’ll pray for the rest of us,” Gilbert said, also sighing.

“Come on, guys, it’s going to be fun! All we have to do is do our best!” Bianca raised a fist.

The other two glowered at her before breaking out the congrats for Zarian. It was going to be interesting seeing how they keep up the grind while he delved deeper into his own personal power.

Once they were all caught up and motivated by their gains and future prospects, they split off.

“You’ve been quiet, Para,” Zarian murmured as he walked the halls with more certainty.

“I enjoy listening,” Para said. “And I don’t need to speak to be present.”

Zarian leaned his face to the side and nuzzled his cheek against the scary phantom noodle coiled on his shoulder. At the very least, growing his personal power and expertise meant he could focus on weaving Para’s powers with his even more.

“I feel lighter,” he admitted.

Para nodded her little serpent head. “I know why. You don’t have to worry about our friends. They’ll be okay without us, and you can focus on yourself.”

“Yeah, yeah, you’re right. I guess for now, the Floridians can go solo and level up for themselves. And I can be … more selfish. And that’s okay. That’s not bad.”

“No, it is not bad,” Para reaffirmed. “You deserve to take care of yourself, Zarian. Your friends are your friends because you can work well together and you can be away and still be friends. And isn’t that wonderful?”

Zarian found a hidden corner to wipe the wetness out of his eyes. He had to cast Void Parade to avoid Bianca who came running around the corner, as if sensing something that a Dark Emperor wouldn’t ever do in front of others.

Reappearing out of the void, Zarian stopped in front of Ruvaria’s room and knocked on her door.

She might not be there. She might be in her labs beneath the surface.

Still, she opened the door and appeared in front of him.

Zarian calmly got on his knees and kowtowed at Ruvaria’s feet.

“This foolish student apologizes to the teacher for breaking our lessons and neglecting our arrangements. This student must also ask that the teacher increase the intensity of the instructions and help make the student stronger and greater with power that comes from the wizardry and magic, and not fully from the heritage and name. Especially in the next two months, if the teacher is willing.”

He kept his head down. He didn’t use his aura to perceive Ruvaria’s reactions, leaving himself vulnerable and uncertain, his gut clenching tensely. After a long few minutes of nothing, he felt her porcelain hand touch his face.

She nudged his head off the floor until he was looking into her eyes, one real, one false, both shining with emerald light on a pale and pretty face.

“Yes, I can see it. You’re hungrier. More desperate, but not overtly so. Excellent.” Ruvaria nodded once. “Very well. I will put you through suffering and torment you’ve never seen and strengthen your foundations. By the time you reach the tournament, you won’t even recognize yourself completely.”

Zarian shook a little, her words striking like thunder. He knew he was in for a world of hurt, and he wanted nothing less.

Ruvaria nodded again. “Now stand and come along. There is much to do, student.”

For the next two months, Ruvaria put Zarian through training that went beyond what the modern elves knew. She put him through training from the Absolute Era, passed down from her ancestors to Ruvaria and now to Zarian.

She even showed off more of her time magic, stretching two months into six months within certain underground zones.

He needed the time. He had a lot to study, practice, and refine. He had a lot to suffer through as he sweated and vomited blood every other day, never getting much relief.

She put him under pressure that would’ve melted most students, flattened them into paste, rip their souls out of their bodies, or simply turned them to dust. She showed him a merciless teaching style that would’ve scared the devils of Hidden Hell.

But through her cruelty, she nurtured his transformation, as if she was creating a wizarding monster, a Sorcerer Prince, even. She gave him everything he could want in their limited time.

And Zarian loved every brutal and crazy second as he grew stronger and greater, his foundations deepening, his capabilities expanding, his focus sharpening to a fine edge.

Then their preparation was up, and the time arrived for Zarian to leave his empire and head to Carrowmore.