The Tutorial Is Too Hard

Spirit Affinity and Spirit Summoning.

I have pondered many times about making full use of those skills.

But I never committed to them because I fear I would lose myself if I constantly relied on the others such as a spirit’s.

As I gain more clarity for spirit power, I become more reluctant to use it .

I was disgusted with the idea or borrowing power from others. Therefore, I focused on my own growth.

Faced with Spirit King, I deceived it by saying I wished to put my effort into growing my physical prowess.

[Is that so? I understand. So is that the same reason that only one soul is loaded inside that sword?]

Spirit King pointed to the Soul Sword clipped to my waist as it said that.

It felt like confronting my father-in-law and claiming that I wouldn’t take care of his daughter.

[Help God’s apostle to destroy the origin monster.]

The information appeared in front of me.

It just repeats what I’ve seen before.

This has never happened before.

[Anyway, I think God can’t stand your conversation with me.]

“Is that so?”

[Yes. More than half of the gods think so. Let’s go now. We can walk and talk.]

With that, Spirit King turned to face the lake.

He went ahead.

With its faint legs.

“What are you doing, Mister?”

[What else can I do? Of course go in the direction of origin monster.]

With a pace similar to that of a toddler.

Considering the power of the Spirit King, the distance from here to the lake should be the same as nothing.

Yet, he walked so slowly, but nonetheless moved according to the message. Moreover, he seemed to be purposely showing his procrastination.

I walked along with Spirit King’s slow pace.

“Can we do it like this?”

[Of course. This is not the first time they did this. Don’t worry. The God of Nature also ordered me to talk to you as much as possible before summoning me, so it’s okay.]

The God of Nature.

It shouldn’t be such a kind God.

On the contrary, it should be a god who disliked me.

Because I have been burning, smashing and polluting everything around me for a long time, I could not help it though.

I speculated that the Spirit King, sent by the God of Nature, would distaste me, but he turned out to be more cordial than I thought.

[Don’t you have anything to ask me? There should be a lot. I can’t answer all your questions, but I can tell you quite a lot. Take this opportunity to ask what you want to know.]

That is what he said.

There was no reason to refuse the opportunity, so I asked.

“What is the purpose of the tutorial?”

[The first is to provide challengers with the power to eliminate the origin and the second is to select the new apostle. That’s all I can tell you. I can’t tell you the third reason because you’ll be able to guess it by the end of this stage.]

The apostle told me exactly what I wanted.

I stuffed this answer into my head and asked the second question.

“Is that the origin monster that has appeared on Earth?”

[That’s right.]

“Why do Gods and their apostles not kill those monsters directly?”

This is my biggest question.

These gods created the tutorial, summoned people into a new world, let them grow, but why did they not interfere directly with the earth?

From the perspective of the tutorial’s design, these gods should have a profound understanding of the earth’s culture and customs.

Given the ability, the spare power, and the intelligence of the Earth, I wonder why they chose to summon challengers and force them to grow.

[I really can’t answer this question. To sum it up, it’s because if one God comes out, other gods may feel unhappy.]

This is not a clear answer.

It’s an answer that requires careful consideration.

I need to ask Kiri Kiri once more.

Although she hadn’t answered me before, now that I’ve gotten a little information about it, she may give a different answer.

“Next question. What does God’s apostle need to do?”

[The third reason reason for  the tutorial is what the apostle needs to accomplish.]

This reply gives me a lot of inspiration.

What the apostle needs to do is established the tutorial’s third purpose.

And the second goal is to select the apostle.

That is to say, Gods use the tutorial to select an apostle, not simply to enhance combat effectiveness or for enjoyment, but to clearly indicate a task.

The apostle seems to have more meaning in the tutorial than expected.

“So what is an origin monster?”

[It will be easier to understand that reason when you eradicate the origin. It’s near the lake. Ask the last question.]

There is a sound of water coming.

The giant monster swimming in the water tosses in the water and the lake rises waves and sounds.

“Is that all you have?”

[Do you mean my power?]

“Yes.”

[Why on earth did you ask me this?]

“Please answer me.”

My mind is a mess.

The unexpected happens one after another and more alarming information is pouring in.

I’m busy enough just remembering, sorting out, and analyzing the information.

But even so, I couldn’t easily concentrate on all this information.

Since Spirit King was summoned, my mind has been preoccupied by one thought.

Can I kill this Spirit King?

I think I can.