"Senior Disciple?"
A voice suddenly called out from behind him.
Kurozawa turned his head and saw a girl with green pupils, accompanied by an ordinary-looking boy, running towards him excitedly.
Makomo, and a junior disciple, Imuki Ken.
"We just got into the mountains and we already ran into you!"
Skidding to a halt, Makomo stopped in front of Kurozawa.
Hanada Shizuka immediately went up to her, showing off her achievements: "Senior Sister, I killed a Demon too!"
Her face was practically screaming, Come on, praise me.
Makomo didn't disappoint Hanada Shizuka: "Shizuka, you're amazing." As soon as she finished speaking, Makomo turned back to Kurozawa and continued, "I also encountered some Demons on the way, they were all so weak, just a bit scary looking."
Kurozawa chuckled lightly: "For you, most of the Demons here are indeed relatively weak."
"But don't be careless, I encountered a rather troublesome guy this afternoon."
"If even Senior Disciple thinks it's troublesome, it seems I just haven't encountered a strong Demon yet." Makomo's small face grew serious.
"Senior Disciple, you entered the mountains this afternoon?" Imuki Ken keenly spotted the blind spot in Kurozawa's words, his chubby face full of surprise.
"That's right, that's right, Senior Disciple has already taken down over twenty Demons." Hanada Shizuka quickly answered, puffing out her chest with a proud look.
Why are you the one acting proud? Kurozawa smiled without a word, fully displaying the demeanor of a Senior Disciple.
After only about a minute of casual chat among the four, the conversation returned to the main topic.
"Senior Disciple, how should we proceed later? I want to follow you."
Makomo tugged at Kurozawa's hand, her eyes wide.
However, Kurozawa ruthlessly refused: "I have things to deal with, so I won't be taking you with me."
He didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "Shizuka, since you've met Makomo, just follow them."
"I need to go to the summit and won't be able to look after you."
In the anime, the visual impact of the Hand Demon was very strong. It didn't have any strange Blood Demon Arts, but its physique was like steel, capable of easily shattering Nichirin Blades.
Therefore, Kurozawa didn't want to bring Hanada Shizuka, afraid he would be distracted by her.
"Okay..." Hanada Shizuka felt like she was being disliked and was a little unhappy, but she could only listen to Senior Disciple.
Makomo heard that Kurozawa would be going alone and wouldn't let her follow, but she wasn't disappointed, just nodded: "Don't worry, I'll take good care of little junior sister Shizuka."
After reminding them again to call out loudly for help if they encountered danger, and that he would rush over as soon as he heard, Kurozawa bid farewell to the three and headed alone to the highest point of Mount Fujikasane, the summit of Mount Fujikasane.
Because it was nighttime, the activity of Demons became more frequent and concentrated. Kurozawa easily dealt with seven Demons along the way without any effort.
Looking at the increasing Potential Points and Power of Despair, Kurozawa felt the joy of being rich and powerful.
Hmm, enough to increase Strength, Agility, and Intelligence all at once, haha.
It's just a shame there's no attribute like Charm Stat, even though my charm, Kurozawa's charm, is beyond doubt.
Kurozawa, who was walking, suddenly stopped, his face full of shock.
Because just now, the moment he thought about increasing the Charm Stat attribute, something abrupt happened on the Gray-White in the corner of his eye.
A symbol formed from nothing, instantly taking shape, as if it had been there all along.
The moment he saw that symbol, Kurozawa understood what it represented: Charm.
Charm Stat: 0.08
Seeing this number, Kurozawa's face instantly darkened.
According to the Gray-White's representation, 0.1 was the average value for ordinary people.
My damn charm, is it actually still in the lower-middle range? I can't accept this!
Kurozawa inwardly cried out that something was wrong. He was so popular with his junior siblings, it must be that the Gray-White was mistaken.
After being depressed for a moment, Kurozawa adjusted his mood and chose to accept reality.
Hmm, let me see, 210 Potential Points. It's fine to use some on unimportant things, right.
With a thought, the Potential Points plummeted by 100, causing Kurozawa's expression to instantly change.
What's going on? I just wanted to increase the Charm Stat by 0.1, and it directly used up 100 Potential Points!
When Kurozawa's Constitution wasn't high, he only used 20 Potential Points to increase a value by 0.1, but now, the change in the Charm Stat made Kurozawa realize that this thing and physical attributes seemed to be different expression systems.
Charm wasn't a single attribute. A person's appearance, physique, voice, eyes, temperament, and even micro-movements... everything combined was the general term for charm, a very special personal attribute.
After the Charm Stat increased, Kurozawa only felt a quick and fleeting warmth in his throat, and then there were no other changes.
My best Potential Points, just for a hot current...
Looking at the plummeted 100 Potential Points, Kurozawa only felt his vision go dark.
"Sigh..." He sighed.
It seems I still don't understand the Gray-White enough. I need to continue exploring the correct way to use it when I have time.
His voice, full of magnetism that made one want to listen quietly, fell.
At the same time, Kurozawa was momentarily stunned.
"My voice?"
"It's changed a bit."
At this moment, Kurozawa was pleasantly surprised to find that his voice had changed. On the surface, it didn't sound significantly different from before, but it had gained a peculiar quality that inspired trust, a deep, mysterious resonance, like the whisper of a demon.
Using the Nichirin Blade's surface as a mirror, Kurozawa looked at his face, and it hadn't changed at all.
Thinking about how he had only exchanged 100 Potential Points for the charm of his voice, Kurozawa couldn't bring himself to be surprised anymore.
"I have 110 Potential Points left, enough to increase my physical attributes twice. That should be enough to deal with the Hand Demon."
Since things had come to this, Kurozawa stopped overthinking.
Although he had spent half of his potential, it also allowed him to understand other miraculous aspects of Gray-White.
"Increase Pupil Power by 0.01." Kurozawa tested the newly discovered ability of Gray-White as he slowly advanced towards the mountaintop.
With a thought, the symbol representing Pupil Power also appeared out of thin air. 0.35 became 0.36, and only two Potential Points were consumed.
After a slight sting in his eyes, Kurozawa's vision also expanded somewhat.
"So that's how it is." After multiple tests, Kurozawa understood.
Gray-White wasn't limited to increasing only those fixed attributes. It was incredibly subjective and could increase any physical attribute Kurozawa desired, based on his thoughts.
Is this setting me up to become a perfect being...
Kurozawa discovered that when his thoughts were more general, attributes would be increased randomly. For example, Charm Stat, being a broad concept, randomly increased the charm of his voice.
Different attributes also cost different amounts of Potential Points. The amount of Potential Points consumed for an attribute like voice charm made Kurozawa's heart ache.
"It seems I've been using Gray-White too crudely before."
Kurozawa shook his head, but a smile played on the corner of his lips.
Today's discovery was very valuable.
He hadn't expected that a random thought would lead him to understand some of Gray-White's uses.
Life is precisely because of unexpected twists and turns that it appears so vibrant and colorful.
Feeling refreshed by the good turn of events, Kurozawa killed two more Demons on the way to add to the excitement. He had already reached a hundred meters from the mountaintop.
Looking up, Kurozawa could see the clear outline of the mountaintop.
And, a dark figure standing on the mountaintop, looking down.
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