Chương 225: Chapter 208. Holy Martial Arts

" Yeah! That's more like it, Lord Matthew!" Flare jumped in excitement while she praised me as my fist finally made something close to the right sound. While Flare was lost in joy for my success. Ruby seemed to notice the change right away." Matthew, what happened?"" I... Just learned a Skill? It's called Holy Martial Arts."" I'll have someone fetch an Appraisal Orb."" Okay."

Even though I could just check my Status with the Spell that Angela gave me, I thought it might be smarter for us to keep that to ourselves for now. Sarah and Anna seemed to understand what I was thinking and didn't say anything. In time, Ellie walked up to me with an Appraisal Orb in her hands. I poured some mana in, and I saw the window pop up again.

John Ericsson Age 19 Job 1: High Paladin Job 2: Summoner Job 3: Not Unlocked Job 4: Not Unlocked Title 1: Businessman Title 2: Favored By Demons Title 3: Diligent Student Title 4: Diplomat Title 5: Friend Of The Spirits Switch Title Yes No/ Additional Titles (12) Job Skills (Holy Magic) (Angel Magic) (Paladin's Recovery) (Angel's Swordsmanship) (Holy Swordsmanship) (Summon) (Contract List) (Blessing of the Nature Goddess) Skills (Holy Heal LV14) (Holy Mana Sword LV14) (White Slash LV13) (Cross Slash LV12) (Holy Bolt LV9) (Holy Arrow Lv9) (Holy Flame LV2) (Holy Mana Body) (Holy Martial Arts) (Magic Fist) (Armor of the Angels LV8) (Augment of the Angels LV8) (Armament of the Angels LV8) (Angel's Spear LV4) (Angel's War Hymn LV3) (Divine Contact) (Appraisal Check) (Title Switch) (Language Comprehension) (Stamina and Mana Recovery +425%) (Scan LV7) (Shield Bash LVMAX) (Barrier LVMAX) (Barrier Manipulation LV4) (Shell LV8) (Reflect LV7) (Regen LV5) (Dispel LV6) (Multi Cast) (Accelerate LV2) (Decelerate LV3) I placed my finger over the new Skill I had, and a screen popped up.

I'd imagine that (Magic Fist) Skill is a Skill related to Holy Martial Arts.

Holy Martial Arts When one thinks of a Paladin, they usually think of a Warrior, clad in armor with sword and shield in both hands. However, one day, a High Paladin wondered aloud in a place of worship, "What would happen if our enemies would catch us unawares without our equipment?" This question, that was mumbled out loud, reached the ears of the God that presided in that place of worship, and they had no good answer for the question.

Then, like many questions that are asked, the God looked for an answer from a higher power than their own. One by one, the question had left the lips of one God to another, until an answer was found. The High Paladin who wondered aloud, awoke in the middle of the night to a visit from a God's Envoy. The Envoy was given a mission to complete, and the Envoy needed the High Paladin to do it. For 90 days and 90 nights the High Paladin received no sleep, no rest, no food, no drink.

The High Paladin worked diligently, learning all that was revealed to him, until this Skill bloomed inside his Soul.

I thought it was nice to include the story, but this doesn't tell me what this Skill actually does... But wait, there is that at the top, under the name of the Skill. I press on that now and a new window opened up.

If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. (Divine Fist) (Demon Fist) Now I'm even more confused. I decided to see what (Divine Fist) first.

Divine Fist The Basic Skill for Holy Martial Arts. An Exclusive Skill for Paladins, as this Skill only works with Holy Mana. Using Holy Mana when striking, increases the destructive output of your blows.

Okay, that makes sense. Time for the next one.

Demon Fist A Basic Skill for Demon Martial Arts. A destructive fist thrown to destroy an enemy whole!

Okay... But if Holy Fist is an Exclusive Skill for my Job Class... Why can I learn Demon Fist? /POP. / Have no fear, Dear User! The System is here! Allow me to explain this for you! You see! The actual Skill of (Demon Martial Arts) is an unlearnable Skill for any other Race besides the Demon Race! This Skill helps with the learning and proficiency of using Demon Martial Arts Skills.

It's the difference between a tall person and a short person reaching for something above them, the taller person will have an easier time.

In the same way, someone unable to learn Demon Martial Arts can still reach the goal of learning a Skill, but it will take longer, and some Skills will be blocked off no matter what due to the innate differences between the Races' and their bodies.

So, I can learn the Skills, but it'll take a longer time to learn them compared to Sarah and Anna. That also explains why even though Emily has some success with learning from Ruby, she's still not figured out how to use (Demon Fist) yet. I guess I learned it by virtue of learning Divine Fist and Holy Martial Arts?.... System! Answer me!

Sorry, Dear User. To be frank, I have no idea.

I squint my eyes at the window that popped open in front of me." The hell do you mean you have no idea!?" I was so annoyed at the fact that I finally got a clear answer from this thing and now it was still trying to make a fool out of me.

I believe there is a distinct misunderstanding here, Dear User. The System is not a real person. Looking at your memories, it would make more sense to think of myself as an A. I, more than an actual sentient being.

I place my hand in my head and I just sigh. Now that I think about it, I never did ask it if I was talking to a God or something else. But then... Who even made this thing?" What's wrong, Darling?" Anna called to me as she could see I was irritated by something." I'm okay for now, Anna. It's just that I thought I had answers, but in reality, I'm left with more questions. I'm nearly done with looking at everything, I only have one more Skill I need to look at, then I'll be done.""

Okay, just try not to get too angry, quite a few people have had frustration with the System's texts." Strangely that made me feel better." Thank you, Anna." I thanked Anna and then I pressed on the last thing I had to look at.

Magic Fist A Technique anyone can learn, as long as they have Mana. The Skill allows you to power up your attack with an extremity. This increases both the Offensive and Defensive Abilities of the affected area.

So, it's like Mana Blade but for your arms and legs. Or at least, that's what it looks like to me. This must've been what Flare was trying to teach us. Seems I was able to figure it out thankfully. I look back at all of the girls. Seems they were all concerned for me because of my outburst." First thing's first. The System just annoyed me for a moment, I'm fine. I've learned Holy Martial Arts. Which seems to be Demon Martial Arts, but for Paladins."" I see.

So that display earlier was the awakening of your new Skill. Maybe this is a good thing? I guess you can't learn Demon Martial Arts completely, but there's only so many ways to attack or defend during a hand-to-hand combat situation. I hope you'll still let me teach you, Matthew." Ruby spoke to me and seemed to think I'd begin to just experiment on my own." Well, I've still learned a Demon Martial Arts Skill, but it seems I won't be able to learn anything that uses Demon Mana.

But I should still be able to learn the purely Physical Skills. This extends to Emily as well I think?"" But then what about your new Skill, My Love? Could we learn Skills from it as well?"" I don't know. I don't think it's possible, since the System told me that it takes Holy Magic. But, maybe you can learn the Physical Skills like I can with Demon Martial Arts? I guess we'll need to experiment with it moving forward?"" So, that means you'll be joining us for more training then? Right, Matthew?"

Emily spoke to me with a hint of excitement in her voice, however, taking a look around, it seems everyone seemed excited about it." I mean, even if I didn't get a Skill, I'd still train here, I mean, knowing how to defend myself even without a sword is a good thing, right?"" Of course!" Everyone answered in unison to my rhetorical question, but well... They seemed happy, so it doesn't really matter too much. I think my days are going to be a bit more taxing however.

Now I need to figure out how to gain the Skills of Holy Martial Arts while still making time for everything else. Throwing that in with farming, renovating, Meditating and Tempering is going to be insane. I'm going to need to figure out a schedule. This is all also on the idea that I don't become too busy with my work as a Lord and my Business as well. I feel like a vacation is something so far out of reach now. I wonder if I work for 2 more hours a day, could make it all possible? No.

Sarah and Anna would worry about me. I can't worry my Wives unnecessarily. These were all things to worry about later. Since the girls were happy, I thought it best to just enjoy the moment like they are. So, that's what I did.