Chapter 14: All of a sudden, this ce has be vige-like, hasnt it?
Name: Balrath
Age: 32 years old
Vige Bond Level: High
Suitable upation: Soldier
Gift: (Swordsmanship)
<em>What does (Swordsmanship) mean? Why is it in parentheses?</em>
<<Because this person hasnt been blessed, his Gift cant be used yet.>>
<em>Eh? So, does that mean that as long as he gets blessed, hed received this particr Gift?</em>
<<Yes.>>
<em>The ability that I could have gotten was lying dormant and going to waste like this. At any rate, Viger Appraisal lets me know even this, huh. Hmm, I wonder if theres anyone else who is like him</em>
vige chief?
I-its nothing. Anyway, what is your family structure like, Balrath-san?
My
It would seem that this person was actually the younger brother of Belrith-san.
<em>So thats why their names sound alike.</em>
Furthermore, he said that because he had a wife and two children, he was really grateful that I weed them into the vige.
His wife didnt have a potential Gift, but their two children both had (Swordsmanship) written on the line about their Gifts. The children werent at the age where they could receive the rite of blessing, but as soon as they turn 12, I hope they would receive it somehow.
After a while, I finished interviewing the newly arrived vigers.
I organized some of the data as follows:
By age group:
12 were children (0-11 years old); 37 were adults (12-50 years old); and 2 were elderly (51+)
By gender:
18 males; 33 females
Total number of households: 14
As for the category of Suitable upations, they were all over the ce.
From orthodox jobs like farmer and merchants to somewhat suspicious ones like jailer and torturer, as well as entertainers like dancers and singers. It was quite varied.
<em>All that being said, why is being a torturer the Suitable upation for an olddy over 60 years old? Plus, shes the oldest among them by far, but she made it all the way here with strength to spare as though she was among the young ones.</em>
Anyway, I told those who were suited for agriculture to take care of the fields. Of course, because they alone couldnt handle all the things that needed to be done, I told everyone else to assist them in some way for the moment.
In total, I found 7 people with potential Gifts among the new vigers.
As mentioned, Balrath-san and his two children had Swordsmanship. The Gift of the other 4 were as follows:
Comprehension of Concoctions
Red Magic
Labyrinth Exploration
Literary Talent
[Comprehension of Concoctions] seemed to be rted to the mixing and preparation of things like medicine. It belonged to a woman in her twenties who was already a widow.
[Red Magic] was a Gift rted to fire and heat magic. It belonged to a 10-year-old girl. No one else in her family had a Gift, so it might be a mutation of sorts.
[Labyrinth Exploration] might be rted to dungeon explorations. It belonged to a 30-year-old man. His parents were dead, he had no siblings to begin with, and he never married or had children, so among the refugees, his household was the only one to have one person. Maybe it was because he was a bit entric, but I felt like he really stood out like a sore thumb among the refugees.
[Literary Talent] was most likely rted to writing and the like. It was possessed by a 14-year-old boy.
It might just be a fluke, but the number of people who had potential Gifts was more than I expected.
ording to my private tutor, over 80% of nobles had Gifts, while less than 1 in every 100moners could get one. That made me curious enough to ask <em>What if we bless everyone? Wouldnt that lead to a great improvement to our territory?, </em>and my tutor replied <em>1 in every 100 is not much; itll be more trouble than its worth.</em>
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Looking back, it might just be that the nobility was trying to monopolize the power of Gifts. Not to mention, there was always the risk of amoner who possessed a powerful Gift inciting a rebellion.
And so, the nobility conspired with the church to limit the ess to blessings.
<em>Even so, isnt their distrust a tad too much?</em>
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All of a sudden, this ce has be vige-like, hasnt it?
Selen said so when she walked by.
I used that chance to use Viger Appraisal on her as well.
Name: Selen
Age: 15 years old
Vige Bond Level: High
Suitable upation: General
Gift: Dual-wield, Blue Magic
<em>Oh, shes rmended to be general, huh. I can certainly see her as someone who would lead soldiers through a battlefield, but why would a mere vige ever need general?</em>
That aside, more people meant an increase in the need for meat, so I asked if she could continue to hunt for us.
Luke-sama, theres a good chance more refugees wille to vige. I think we should ready ourselves for that.
Yeah. ording to the stories I heard from the new vigers, there have been an increase in fighting here and there.
While Millia and I were talking like that, I decided to use Viger Appraisal on her as well.
<em>Will her Suitable upation be something like maid?</em>
Name: Millia
Age: 21 years old
Vige Bond Level: Ultra-high
Suitable upation: Priest
Gift: (Oracle)
<em>So, Millias 21 Wait, more importantly, she has a potential Gift!</em>
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