Chương 35: Off-the-Charts Stats and Five Rare Skills

"Yes, Lady Hestia. This is my first time receiving Falna." Rengoku spoke brightly and loudly. It seemed his potential was excellent after all. His mother had always believed he was born strong.

"I cannot understand the sacred characters at all. Lady Hestia, could you translate them into the common tongue?" Cael looked at the characters that seemed like mysterious runes and felt dizzy. He could not understand them at all.

"Oh... This is truly astonishing. Rengoku, what did you do before? Your Basic Abilities have exceeded the normal limits a person can reach." Hestia copied Rengoku's values onto parchment and spoke in disbelief. She had never even heard of values exceeding the limit, much less exceeding it by this much.

"Mr. Rengoku's abilities really are incredible. He should be about as strong as Mr. Cael." Tanjiro spoke with admiration in his eyes, remembering the power Rengoku and Cael had shown when they teamed up to slay the Upper Rank demon.

"What is it like? Let me see. Let me see." Inosuke rushed over impatiently.

"I am a Demon Slayer. I specialize in hunting man-eating monsters. Since fighting them is my duty, I train constantly." Rengoku smiled as he answered.

"You often fight monsters. No wonder. But even with monster hunting, these values are ridiculous. And you have five Skills, the same number as Cael." Hestia's lips curved into a bright smile as she spoke. Another one-in-a-hundred-million talent. Ever since she met Cael, her luck had suddenly become wonderful.

"Let me see." Hearing that, Cael quickly took the parchment, and his eyes widened. What the... These numbers were absurd. [Status] Name: Kyojuro Rengoku Level: Lv. 1 Basic Abilities Strength: SSS 1137 Endurance: SS 1026 Dexterity: SSS 1199 Agility: SS 1093 Magic: C 638 Development Abilities: None Magic: None Skills: Swordsmanship Master - Greatly increases speed of learning sword techniques. - Greatly increases the power of sword techniques.

Sword Skill: Flame Breathing - Moderately strengthens all physical abilities. - Grants fire-element Magic reinforcement when using sword techniques. This narrative has been purloined without the author's approval. Report any appearances on Amazon. Skills: Sound Mind - Conviction never wavers. - Greatly increases resistance to abnormal mental states. Skills: Unbreakable Will Skills: Burning Fighting Spirit - Temporarily strengthens all learned Skills while fighting spirit burns.

- Enhancement increases with strength of will. Skills: Strict Teacher - Students receive a growth speed bonus while being taught. - Growth speed increases with strictness.

"This is way too much. The usual upper limit for Basic Abilities is S 999. How far past that are these?" Cael stared at the values that had gone beyond the normal range in everything except Magic. He was not too surprised, though. Anyone who could fight a high-end Lv. 2 Upper Rank demon would naturally have abnormal values.

"Mr. Rengoku, your Skills are all incredible." Tanjiro spoke warmly. Although Rengoku's Skills were not as overwhelming as Cael's, his values were much higher. What Skills did Tanjiro have? He was excited to find out.

"Amazing. What about me? What Skills do I have?" Inosuke cried out in excitement.

"Young men, neither of you is weak. I am sure you also have wonderful Skills." Rengoku held the parchment with his values printed on it and encouraged them cheerfully. It felt as if a heavy lock deep inside him had snapped open. Strength poured out endlessly. This was a god's Falna. Opening the shackles on one's potential. It felt like being reborn. If he fought Upper Rank Three again now, he could kill him.

"With Kyojuro joining us, I believe Hestia Familia will become much more stable very soon." Hestia was so happy she could not stop smiling, and she gave Rengoku a thumbs-up. With Cael and such a powerful new Familia member, Hestia Familia would surely become a strong Familia before long.

"It is my honor, Lady Hestia." Rengoku answered in a ringing voice.

"My turn. My turn." Inosuke impatiently crouched in front of Hestia, muttering, "Skills, Skills, Skills..." A drop of divine blood fell onto Inosuke's back.

"Wow. Inosuke is excellent too. He is not as absurd as Kyojuro, but values like this when receiving Falna for the first time would put him among the rarest rookies in all of Orario." Hestia was surprised again. [Status] Name: Inosuke Hashibira Level: Lv. 1 Basic Abilities Strength: D 513 Endurance: E 467 Dexterity: E 408 Agility: E 467 Magic: H 196 Development Abilities: None Magic: None Skills: Swordsmanship Genius - Moderately increases the power of sword techniques.

- Moderately increases comprehension of sword techniques. Sword Skill: Beast Breathing - Moderately strengthens all physical abilities. - Grants beast-like ferocity when using sword techniques. Skills: Beast Instinct - Moderately increases perception of hostility and killing intent. - Moderately increases insight. Skills: Wild Body - Greatly increases physical flexibility. - Greatly increases poison resistance.

"Wahahaha! I really am a genius king of the mountain. Beast Instinct! Beast Instinct! From now on, I will protect you, hahaha!" After receiving the parchment with his values, Inosuke slapped Tanjiro's shoulder wildly and laughed.

"Thank you, Inosuke." Tanjiro gently accepted the other boy's goodwill. Now it was his turn. He could not wait to see what Skills he had.

"Next is this child. Those two are both one-in-a-hundred-million talents. You came with them, so you definitely will not be bad either. Hurry and let me see what rare Skills you have." Hestia looked like a child faced with an entire table of desserts. She could barely control the expression on her face.

"Ahem. Lady Hestia, dignity. Dignity." Cael gave an awkward cough. Still, this was also what made Hestia adorable.

"What a unique goddess. She is completely different from what I imagined." At that moment, Rengoku and the others all thought the same thing. This goddess felt so approachable. There was no distance between god and mortal at all. Life as part of such a goddess's family would surely be happy. A drop of divine blood fell onto Tanjiro's back, and sacred characters appeared.

"Tanjiro is one of the central heroes of his world, so his Skills should be rarer than the others'. I wonder how they compare to mine." Cael rubbed his chin and thought quietly. His own Skills came from Heracles, Okita Souji, EMIYA, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Reinhard, and other top figures from their worlds. Most likely, Tanjiro's would not be as flashy as his. Besides, once Cael reached Lv. 2, another leaf would appear. At that point, he would have to decide which ability to obtain next.

"Wow!" Sure enough, Hestia cried out again.