Master Noah?

　After the battle with the demon, I fell asleep in the inn as I collapsed.
　And when I came to, I found myself called into the space of the Goddess-sama in a dream....

　The expressive Noah-sama, who always seems to be smiling or devious, has an indescribably mysterious expression on her face.
　He was staring at us with his cheekbones.
　What is it, is he in a bad mood?

Hey, Makoto.
What is this?
　Did I do something to offend Master Noah?

You know, the apostles from my past, they were all powerful swordsmen and genius wizards and stuff.
Are you Master Noah's old man?
　As if he was curious or didn't want to hear it.

'Apostles aren't always guys, so there were girls too. And, you know, there were a lot of people, but you're the oddest of all.
What?
'Syncing with spirits is absolutely impossible. Especially the human race.
But you did it, didn't you?　
　I was surprised when the great water spirit, Undine, suddenly appeared, though.
　I wonder why that was in the end?
　What was the Great Spirit like back then?

''Speaking of which, the Great Spirit of Water looked a bit like Noah-sama, what does that have to do with anything?''
'Oh, that. Spirits don't have a set appearance, but I think the spirits just imitate my appearance because they adore the Titan God Race.
Wow.
　So they looked like each other.
　Noah-sama's pretty, so I can't blame him.

I digress. Makoto.
Yes, what is it?
　Master Noah stares at me with a crisp face.

'The requirements for being in tune with the spirits. The magic proficiency required is 1(-)0(-)0(-)0(-)0(-)0(-).
What?
　Yeah, a thousand?　My current proficiency level is........I think it's about 200.
　To be honest, lately, even if I train magic normally, it hasn't gone up a bit.
　When I fought Gerald-san in the runaway, it did go up.
　Is 1000 possible as a reality?

'A thousand magic proficiency is a place that a particularly long-lived elven tribe of freaks who spend a lifetime trying to master a single magical attribute, just barely manage to reach...'
　You can't reach it!
　With a laugh, Noah-sama fluttered a familiar piece of paper and showed it to me.

''Also, my soul book without permission........ Then how is it that I was able to identify with the spirit?''
　Master Noah quietly pointed to the soul book.
　There it was.


　-- "Moon Magic: Enchantment" skill


Is this...?
Sounds like a gifted skill that comes with being a Guardian Knight of the Moon.
　Ah, I see.
　A reward for being Mr. Freyae's guardian knight. Just.
...Enchantment skills, huh?
　Oh, the dark magic is off.......too bad.

''You still don't understand, do you? Thanks to this mesmerizing magic, the Great Spirit of Water (Undine) was able to save me, right?
!
　Um, what do you mean?
　You mesmerized a genie so you could tune in?
　Master Noah smiled with a dumbfounded face.

''I also know........................ If you use mesmerizing magic at 200 water magic proficiency, you can synchronize with the Great Spirit of Water (Undine).... I didn't know there was such a secret technique.
....
　A subterfuge?

'Maybe the requirements are as follows. One, your magic proficiency in a particular attribute is over 200.
　Master Noah held up one finger.
''Two, being a follower of the Titan divine race adored by the spirits.
　Second, a finger was raised.
"Three, you must be able to enchant magic.
　Then he held up a third finger and stuck it out in front of me.

　Thus, when I was told.
I've been acting a little strange, haven't I?
''Train your proficiency beyond the upper limit of the soul book set by the Goddess Church to become a follower of the evil gods who are hostile to the Holy God Race and learn the moon magic that is abhorred on this continent. What do you think?
　Oh, if you ask me.
　Why am I doing this kind of contrarianism?

'Honestly, when you became the patron knight of the Moon Priestess, seriously?　I thought. Makoto wasn't going for this, was he?
I'm not aiming for... uh, but...
But?
Wouldn't it be more profitable to choose the one that's harder?
　I responded seriously, but Noah-sama raised an eyebrow.

So that's your basic stance on the matter.......as a viewer, I'm worried about you?
　Noah-sama giggles as she fiddles with her beautiful silver hair.
　Shouldn't a believer worry about the goddess?

''As it turns out, I'm happy for me because I've become stronger.
　Sighing, he huffed and giggled.

'Rejoice, true. When you are in tune with the Great Spirit of Water (Undine), you are in tune with the Holy Class (ku-la-la). Only in that moment, you are a holy(⋅)class(⋅)ku(⋅)la(⋅)s.
What...?
　What did you say, Master Noah?

A spirit with infinite magical power (mana). A wizard who can use that magic (mana). Of course it's a sacred class.
Well, no, but...
　Really?
　Master Noah wasn't just saying random things.

You're really doubting the goddess.
　He patted me on the forehead.
''Let me tell you, I didn't have any control over the spirit magic this time, right?　Do you understand?
We've been going out of control, haven't we?　I do remember, though, but...
　I have memories of wobbling around with magical intoxication.

'It was a close call. We could have sunk the capital of the Highlands.
No, no, no.
　It's not that big of a deal.

It's easy to do. That's what spirit magic is all about.
....
'It doesn't give you fine control, but it blows everything up in one fell swoop. It's not a spell to kill one person, it's a spell to kill a thousand. It's not for fighting, it's for warfare. That's why the Holy God tribe restricts spirit magic.
"War...
　So that's how it is.

But I wonder if that water goddess (Eil) guy might have known about this future?　I thought it was very generous of you to give water magic and holy level skills as a gift.
　Hihihi, Noah-sama smiling evilly.
　Ah, I'm back to my normal Noah-sama.

''So it was a good result, right?
''The truth is that you're getting stronger. But be careful, if you are too flamboyant, the Holy Gods tribe will be drawn to you. Besides, if you fail to control your spirit magic, an entire city can easily be destroyed.
I'll be careful.
　You let it run out of control twice in King's Landing Symphonia........
　The third time, no.
　If I run out of control in McAllen....

And one more thing.
　Master Noah puts his hand on my cheek.
'I have something important to tell you,'
Is there anything else...?

It's incredibly important. Why do you think the True Moon Maiden's charm spell didn't work at all?
'What?　Ummm, that's....
　Oh, did I mention that Prince Leonard was surprised?
　Apparently, I have a feeling that I have an unusually high state anomaly resistance.

The reason I'm not affected by the 'Enchantment' and 'Fear' state magic is because of the 'Clear Water' skill.......right?
　He was able to deal with the magic of the abominable demons, the Harpy Queen, and the Moon Priestess.
　Master Noah shook his head.

''No, it's not. Tranquility skills like 'clear water' and 'calm' can be 'endured' but not 'nullified'. To begin with, the Moon Priestess's 'fascination' is at the royal level. No one can endure it.
Well no, but I was okay with it.
　At this point, Noah-sama came up to me a lot.

''By the way, my fascination is of the god class. Furthermore, I'm tops among the gods!　It's said to fascinate everyone and everything!　You're not supposed to be insane at first sight!
Ha, ha...
　That's what I've been told.
　Perhaps the tension has risen, but Noah-sama is flapping her hands around and appealing to me.
　It's true that she's a pretty goddess, but being the top among gods is a bit of a heaping up.......

'And yet my only follower is that calm and collected!　And it's slightly 'not too much of a story? And I'm secretly thinking about it!
　Oh, man, he read my mind.

"Huh ha ha, but that's okay. I'll tell you. Why is it that Makoto is not effective against me and the moon maiden's 'fascination' and the abominable demon's status attack?
　Master Noah's eyes are sharp.

'It's because of your RPG player skills,'
　....What?
Disabling the status quo doesn't work, does it?
'Yes. But there's an RPG player skill called 'viewpoint switching', right?
Yes, you do.
　The perspective of my perspective from behind.
　In short, it's the perspective you get when you're playing a PRG game.
　A slightly useful skill that doesn't require you to turn around and look back.
　A skill that has no combat ability.

　What does that have to do with state failure?
　Noah-sama paused slightly and then said his next words.　

''........The RPG player skill 'viewpoint switching'. This puts your perspective from 'out of the world'.
What do you mean?
　Out of the world?
'Hmmm, what can I say...'
　Noah-sama touched his bangs and searched for words.

'When you're playing an RPG game in the previous world, even if the characters on the screen are confused, you're not going to be confused with the controller, right?
Well that's a given, of course. ...Is that what you're doing?
Yeah. The "player's perspective" is a bird's-eye view of the world.
　Is that great?

''It's rare. After all, it prevents even god-grade charm magic.
But in terms of combat ability...
Well, no.
　Right?
　I knew it.

　Even in the same non-combat system, Fujiyan's "Yomishin" seems to be stronger.
　Your "Zanki" is at a foul level.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to awaken some strong skills, either.
　It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's interested in it.

It's a good idea. Do you know what the drawback of switching view is?
"Flaws?
　If it's simply hard for psychotic magic to work, what's the drawback?

It's there. It's the out-of-this-world perspective that makes me less fearful. You're rather calm and collected in all dangerous situations. It's fine if that's all you do, but you do run into danger, and you deliberately make dangerous choices.
....
　It reminds me of what I said earlier.
　The conditions for being in tune with the spirits.
　A path that normally wouldn't be chosen first.
　Maybe it was influenced by your skills?

It's a problematic flaw.
'Well, thanks to that, you continue to be a believer in me being treated like a wicked god, so there's a part of me that's grateful for that.
　He huffed and laughed and Lady Noah ruffled his hair.

'I just wanted to give you that heads up today. Makoto has kept to my request and is steadily getting stronger. Thanks to your skills, you're able to act calmly and boldly. However, if you are too reckless, you will 'fail' one day.
...Yes. Okay.
Well, you'd better get back to it. It looks like we have a visitor.
Sir?
　The goddess grins.

'You're very popular, Makoto.
...?
Hang in there.
　He waved his hand in a flutter and I was surrounded by light.　


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Takatsuki-kun, wake up.
You sleep too much.
　I opened my eyes and saw the face of a girl with bright red hair and two curlicues of brown hair.
　Lucy's long hair tickled her face.
　'Sa-san, you're not a cat that comes on your bed.

'Good morning, Lucy, Sa-san.'
　He replies, stretching out.
'It's already night, though...'
The Highland castles want us to come to you.
Yeah.
　My body is so heavy.
　Maybe it's because I'm in tune with the Great Spirit of Water (Undine).
　Because of Noah-sama's story, my mood is also heavy.
　I don't want to move from the bed.

I'm going to bed.
　I crawled under the covers.
　Ha, relax.
　I've worked hard this time.
　It's okay if I get some rest, right?

Princess Sophia. How can we help you?
Takatsuki-kun didn't wake up.
Huh, that's a problem. The brave men of my country.
　Hmm?
　I think I just heard Princess Sophia's voice.

'Hee!'
　Great cold hands on the back of my neck!
'You're always trying to sympathise with me without permission. It's payback.
　There was Princess Sophia with a mischievous expression on her face.
　Ah, um.........
　This is supposed to be a private room in the inn for me.
　Why is everyone here without permission?

'True!　They're having a victory party at the castle now.
There's a lot of food.
　From both sides, Lucy and Sa-san pull me out of bed.

'I don't need to, you two should go.
　I'll try to put up a fight.
'Master Noel has asked me to make sure to bring the brave men of Roses to you, brave man, Makoto.
　Princess Sophia smiled at me as she corrected my sleeping habits.
'I really want you to get some rest, though.
I'm going to go. I'll be ready.
　You can't be selfish if you look at me like that, can you?
　Lucy and Sa-san are looking at each other.

''Why do we listen to Princess Sophia's words so obediently?
It's not fair.
　What's so unfair?
　I'm the boss of a state-certified hero, right?　Princess Sophia.

Okay, then. I'll take it off.
Okay, I'm going to take my pants off.
　Lucy and Mr. Saasan tried to take my clothes off!
I'm going to change my clothes!
　In front of Princess Sophia, she almost stripped me naked and hurriedly got the three of us out of the room.

　I mean, Princess Sophia, Lucy and Sa-san, were they together?
　What were the three of you talking about...?
　As if I was curious or afraid to ask....

　After I finished dressing, I dragged my heavy body to Highland Castle.