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CH258

No matter how long he looked at it, it was hard to truly accept. Apprentice mage was there, clear as day for him to take if he wanted to, he was just struggling to understand why. He knew that in t...

CH257

Pre-chapter authors note

This is a long one so why not grab yourself a snack and a drink? You've earned it.

Though Ben spent the night planning to get as much rest...

CH256

Second last day. Ben thought to himself as he started to feel the pressure. He knew he’d be able to basically get everything he needed to done, but as he experimented he was beginning to...

CH255

The next day actually managed to be calm for Ben after the hecticness of the prior two. His friends all seemed strangely on edge despite his constant assurance that he was used to just what sort of...

CH254

After a long conversation with the girls that basically amounted to confirming that whatever cultural issue that kept Yuzu from talking to him wouldn’t extend to him reading her mind, as well as ...

CH253 Thera's Perspective

Is making friends supposed to be this exhausting? Thera couldn’t help but think to herself as she went through the untamed lands with the other three girls and the archmage.

It was...

CH252

With Greed’s arrival, Ben got to work in earnest, having the crab show him how he performed while carefully examining his body. It was like he thought, he was sure he’d be able to do something ...

CH251

In the morning things went much the same as they had before, with Ben starting the day making small talk with the other contestants before moving on to working on his ideas, feeling he already had ...

CH250

He looked out into the crowd and saw almost no one, and for a second he thought it must have been in his head, or maybe a call for someone else that was already answered. What he did see though was...

CH249

Waking up far earlier than he needed to for the contest after his illuminating conversation with his god, Ben got to work preparing breakfast, an outrageously large one at that. He not only had the...

CH248

Out of nowhere, Ben shivered as a chill ran down his spine as they relaxed in Jake's home, enjoying the food and drink his servants had brought to them. “Feels like someone just walked over my gr...

CH247 Thera's Perspective

Thera did her best to suppress a headache as she let herself be dragged around the competition grounds by Steph. It was only the first day of it and somebody had already attacked Ben, and an extrem...

CH246

The two had been walking arm in arm, enjoying the festive feeling of the contest as they browsed what was available, but whipped around to his as they heard their names, seeing not only Ben, but St...

CH245

“Well, this is a bit unexpected,” Ben said as he found himself being hugged by two familiar faces, namely his old friends Steph and Will.

“When we heard this was happening we figured we...

CH244

Authors note

I woke up super sick so there's a chance a few more spelling mistakes slipped through than usual. Just a heads up now on to the chapter

Despite the lo...

CH243

“Um, what?”

Ben didn’t know how to react to what he was seeing. The cold, distant goddess was now pleading with him desperately, tears in her eyes and destroying the dignified image she...

CH242

<PLANT KNOWLEDGE LEVEL INCREASED>

<MAX LEVEL OF THE TREE TAMER JOB ACHIEVED>

God I love knowledge skills, they’re so easy to level with just a bit of work.

...

CH241

Man, this really wasn’t how I’d planned on spending my free days. Ben thought with a groan. He’d woken up hours before the sun had risen to make his way to Anailia, prepared some mor...

CH240 Thera's Perspective

As she woke up the next day, Thera couldn’t help but be excited for whatever it had in store. The city was filled with all sorts of sights after all, and since Ben had decided to keep a limit on ...

CH239

After a fun day of seeing a variety of places in the city that Thera wanted to visit and explore, Ben closed his eyes for the night, only to open them and find himself in his god’s realm.

T...

CH238

Waking up from his talk with his god, the first thing he did was prepare breakfast. The room he was given was small, but it had all of the necessary amenities he needed, including a small kitchen a...

CH237

A week passed in a flash as Ben dug through his bag on the way to the gate. He’d packed plenty for the trip,  including a crate of books, a variety of materials to use for the coming contest...

CH236

As the scene faded Falk gave Ben a firm, comforting pat on the shoulder. “Well, I can’t say you didn’t put your heart in it boy, that was excellent. Light affinity enchanters are a rare breed...

CH235

The next day the shop was packed. Word had spread fast that they were selling air conditioners, resulting in a constant stream of people coming in and out, with more than a few spending far longer ...

CH234

“And that should cover the lesson for this month. Any questions?” Quilith asked as he wrapped things up for the night. As with every month, the alien was coming to teach Ben some principles of ...

CH233

<ENCHANTING KNOWLEDGE LEVEL INCREASED>

<SPEED READING LEVEL INCREASED>

“Oh sweet, got some levels to speed reading and my knowledge skill,” Ben happily announced as he f...

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Hey everyone, it's time for the poll and some other things to say.

First off, we're currently sitting at over 100 patrons! Woo, you're all the best. This means that at the start of next month...

CH232 Thera's Perspective

As Thera slowly opened her eyes, all she could think about was how much she didn’t want to get up. A heat wave had just come to stonewall, with at least another week of it expected, and she was a...

CH231 A day in the shop

“Um, Thera? Not that I don’t love the company, but are you sure this is how you want to spend all of your time?” Ben asked as he finished up forging a sword in the shop, his friend having mad...

CH230

I still can’t believe that when you first recommended that I get Falk as my teacher, it was because you asked a crafting god to tell you about the best smith in the area. Ben couldn’t ...