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Chapter 43
The Divine-rank Domain, Luck.
What benefits are there to belonging here?
I already heard the explanation about it from the Helper.
First of all, it does not constantly raise your luck.
I was told it is a Domain where luck arrives without warning at random moments.
Well, it is fine even if it does not increase luck all the time.
I am generally quite lucky anyway.
Regardless.
Not only is there no warning, but they also do not notify you separately when luck has occurred.
Luck is broadly divided into two categories.
Great Luck and Small Luck.
Naturally, both come without warning, and the Helper mentioned that Small Luck is so minor that it is common not to even realize it has occurred. Great Luck can be noticed if you are perceptive.
On a side note.
It is said there are Domains similar to Luck.
Inferior versions of the Luck Domains.
I heard those Domains only trigger Small Luck very rarely, and there is a risk that Misfortune will inevitably follow someday after that luck occurs.
The Divine-rank Domain, Luck, has no such risks.
Rather, it can be seen as reducing Misfortune.
Because I heard it often covers impending Misfortune with Luck.
Avoiding Misfortune also falls under Luck.
Ah, of course.
It does not mean it completely blocks Misfortune.
Because there are unavoidable forms of Misfortune too.
Anyway, I am looking forward to the morning.
I wonder what kind of luck will come my way.
***
I did not move an inch throughout the dawn.
It was too dangerous to go hunting alone at night, and since I had been charging the Spicy-Sweet Fist in my spare time, I had absolutely nothing to do. So, as always, I just sat still and waited for the darkness to retreat.
Time passed like that,
The warm sunlight began to settle on my head.
After a long wait, morning finally dawned.
Heave-ho.
I pulled myself up from my spot.
Then I immediately brought up my information to check the amount of Consumption Mana I possessed.
Because I decided to make it a habit to check my Mana reserves whenever I had a free moment.
[Consumption Mana: 4,245/10,520]
Originally 4247.
Currently 4245.
The Mana dropped very slightly.
I did not move an inch all dawn, so what is this?
...Ah, now that I think about it, it is not entirely true that I stayed completely still.
I was bored in the middle of the night, so I rolled around on the floor for a bit.
It was an unconscious Action, so I had forgotten about it for a moment.
Anyway, my Mana reserves check was complete.
I turned my head and looked at Ailee.
Ailee was still lying on the floor, sleeping soundly.
Swish.
I brought my face close to the face of Ailee.
We were close enough that our noses would touch if I moved even a little.
I maintained this posture and waited a long time for her to wake up.
"Mmm...."
When quite some time had passed.
Ailee's eyelids fluttered with a small groan.
Soon, Ailee slowly opened her eyes.
As she woke up, her eyes were completely filled with my face.
"Y-you startled me."
Ailee jumped up from her spot in surprise.
We almost bumped heads.
Thanks to anticipating this reaction, I was able to dodge quickly.
"...Bear Baby, what were you just doing? Were you perhaps doing that to scare me?"
Shake, shake.
I shook my head.
That is not it.
Do you think I am some kind of kid?
"Then why were you pressing your face so close...?"
I pointed at my face with my hand.
To be exact, I pointed at the button dyed in gold.
Hehe. Look at my appearance.
Who am I?
The strongest being belonging to a Divine-rank Domain!
The Lucky Dragon Teddy Bear!
"Huh? Your button changed? Gold... No, it's probably not real gold but a button painted gold, right...? Bear Baby, where did you pick up that gold-colored button?"
...I didn't pick it up.
My appearance changed because I underwent Evolution.
"Wait a minute, picking up that button means... you wandered around here and there at night, didn't you? I told you not to wander around because it's dangerous at night."
Ailee scolded me with a pout.
I never even wandered around.
Ailee had not noticed my Evolution at all.
Sigh, she is so unobservant.
Even though she knows about my Evolution ability.
Thwack, thwack.
Feeling disappointed, I threw a Bear-Bear Punch at Ailee's leg.
Very weakly so she wouldn't get hurt, of course.
"What's wrong with him...? Getting scolded, then rebelling in anger... Are you going through Puberty perhaps?"
Suddenly, Ailee's face was colored with bewilderment.
"...I'm sorry, Bear Baby. I only said that because I was worried about you, but if it made you feel bad, I won't scold you from now on."
Ailee wore a troubled expression.
Seeing her like that inexplicably made me feel even more sorry.
No, it is fine.
You can scold me from now on.
Of course, only when I actually do something wrong.
I patted Ailee's leg with my front paw.
"Are you saying it's okay? I really can never tell what our Bear Baby is thinking...."
We quickly finished our reconciliation.
***
Tosuni came over to play.
She noticed right away that my button had changed.
Seeing the gold-dyed button, she repeatedly exclaimed in admiration with shining eyes.
"Oooooh!!!"
How cool!
She was probably saying something like this.
I could tell just by looking at her expression. Hehe.
"Bear Baby, how about we head out to hunt soon?"
Ailee asked carefully.
Ailee was using the clothes she wore during her Human days to firmly secure the Baby Doll to her body.
It seemed she had already finished preparing to go out hunting.
Hmm.
I looked toward the bushes.
It was the direction Jjokkomi frequently appeared from.
Is she not planning on coming today either?
This Jjokkomi brat, her affection for her Oppa has cooled down.
Ah, for reference.
As I mentioned before, Jjokkomi was born before me.
Still, I am indeed the Oppa. Because I vaguely remember my past life, my mental age is higher than Jjokkomi's. Probably.
Anyway, it cannot be helped.
We have no choice but to go hunting by ourselves.
Because we have waited long enough.
Spring.
I stood up from my spot.
Then, I pointed in one direction with my front paw and motioned for Tosuni and Ailee to follow as I moved that way.
"Woong, wooong! Woooooong!"
"Pfft. Tosuni says our Bear Baby looks incredibly reliable from behind."
The two of them obediently followed behind me.
***
While moving.
I examined the information of Tosuni, Ailee, and the Baby Doll.
As expected, no new information was visible.
The level of the Helper skill had increased, but I still could not check additional information on other creatures.
It was the same for the Domain.
I was curious about which Domain they belonged to, but for now, there was still no way to confirm it. Even when I asked the Helper, it did not tell me.
The Baby Doll might not have a Domain yet, and Ailee must belong to some Domain. Since it was said that you unconditionally gain a Domain at one year of age. For reference, I do not know the age of Tosuni.
When I finished checking their information.
"Squeak, squeeak!"
"Squeeeak!"
"Ugh, blegh!"
"Bleegh!"
Loud noises could be heard from beyond the bushes.
It sounded like multiple monsters crying out fiercely.
We carefully moved our steps and approached the direction of the sound.
And the moment we slipped out of the bushes.
[Venomfang Rat lv.15]
┗Pw.30
┗Rnk.Uncommon
[Venomfang Rat lv.18]
┗Pw.36
┗Rnk.Uncommon
[Iron Rabbit lv.19]
┗Pw.38
┗Rnk.Uncommon
[Iron Rabbit lv.16]
┗Pw.32
┗Rnk.Uncommon
Four monsters came into view.
Two Venomfang Rats.
Two Iron Rabbits.
They were glaring at each other with fierce expressions.
Their attention was not drawn to us.
It seemed they hadn't noticed our presence because they were focused on their opponents.
Hmm. Should I just watch for now?
Should I ambush them the moment they clash?
Or jump in when the fight is in full swing?
Just as I was about to signal Tosuni and Ailee to hide back in the bushes.
"Squeak?"
"Squeak?"
"Blegh?"
"Bleegh?"
Their gazes turned toward us.
Ah, we got caught.
The Venomfang Rats and Iron Rabbits stopped their imminent clash.
And while keeping an eye on each other, they also kept their guard up against us.
It had unexpectedly turned into a three-way battle.
I stepped forward with a dignified air.
"Bear Baby?"
"Woong?"
Nice to meet you, weaklings.
The terrifying Lucky Dragon Teddy Bear has arrived.
[[Flame Manipulation lv.3] skill is used.]
I created four small flames in the shape of fists.
Three flames shaped like a right hand, and one shaped like a left hand.
As I mentioned earlier.
The Spicy Fist and Sweet Fist are fully charged.
Spicy Fist has 1 charge.
It does not work on ranks Superior or higher, and can only be used with the left hand.
The probability is 1 percent.
Sweet Fist has 3 charges.
It does not work on ranks Rare or higher, and can only be used with the right hand.
The probability is 3 percent.
To test if Luck would come to me well.
I decided to try using the Spicy-Sweet Fist first.
I purposefully made the flames small.
So that they wouldn't die in one hit.
Luck, luck, luck!
Chanting the slogan inwardly, I shot out all the fist flames.
Fwoosh-!
The fist flames flew out in an instant.
They accurately struck each of the monsters.
[Spicy Fist failed to activate.]
[Sweet Fist activated successfully.]
[Sweet Fist activated successfully.]
[Sweet Fist activated successfully.]