The Pursuit Of Power - Volume 1 Chapter 35 New Job Received

[Questionnaire Trial]

Yuuki’s expression became blank.

| First Question, were the first two trials hard? |

“Yes.”

| Extending on from the first question, what made them hard? |

“Well, in the Samsara Trial, I experienced 999 Lives and that made it difficult to maintain my sense of self, in the second Trial I had to fight an entire army so it was hard because I could not be careless, which I was anyway.”

| Second Question, would you do more Trials? If not, why? |

“I am complacent with what I have gained already, even if I get a trashy job then I will gain the three S-Rank Skills the ability to experience a multitude of lives, and to be able to keep those experiences is the best thing about these Trials. I would not do them again, it was difficult the first time and they may be different this time and I’m not willing to take that risk.” Yuuki had to think before he spoke when he answered this question. It was not simple at all.

| Third Question, what was your best life? |

“…All of them. None stood out more than the others and I cannot believe I still remember everything. By the way, I won’t be able to keep these experiences entirely, right?”

| Answering your question, not exactly. One of the Skills is linked to the Samsara Trial. |

“Okay, thank you.”

| Fourth Question, what weapon is your favorite? Also, say why that weapon is your preferred. |

“A long dagger or a shortsword. The reason being that it suited me the most for being able to give out rapid attacks precisely aimed at spots to efficiently defeat enemies.” Not hesitating, Yuuki was able to answer what he felt sounded right to him.

| Fifth Question |

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Following that, the Questionnaire Trial faced him with questions that were very unexpected, for example, b.o.o.b.s or ass? To which Yuuki seriously contemplated and gave his answer once he was completely certain without any of his thoughts straying. Of course, Humanity started with crawling before they could walk, so an ass was what attracted his crawling ancestors. Being led by this thought, Yuuki was filial to his ancestors and chose ass and was sure that he heard someone laughing but ignored it as he knew there was nobody near him.

After the Questionnaire Trial finished, Yuuki prepared himself to be able to pick his job.

[The Trials have been completed. Assigning Job.]

‘What! This is not how the script was meant to go! I should be picking it right? Not having it given to me!’ Shock and surprise were followed by an eventual serenity as he accepted what was happening, another skill gained from 999 Lives.

(A/N- Yuuki never died or anything, he just experienced the Lives and this life is his first life.)

[Throughout the Samsara Trial, you have indicated something that remained constant within every one of your ‘lives’ that is also constant in this life too.]

[From early on in your ‘true life’, you started desiring Power. Power was the one thing you wanted but was never destined to have it. When you needed Power, it was infinitely far away from you yet you still did not give in.]

[Through life and narrowly escaping death at every turn, you experienced for yourself the Power that others held over you whilst they accidentally overpowered you, someone devoid of Power.]

[Even after all of this, you pursue Power. Your desire for it burns so brightly that those who block your path burn until not even ashes are left of them.]

[What you desire, is not to possess Power…]

[What you want, is not to be the strongest…]

[You do not want what everyone else has more of…]

[You want to be Power. You want to be synonymous with Power when people think of Power, they instinctively think of you. That is your true desire. It was always a part of you that never changed, even when the circ.u.mstances surrounding you did change, your desire never did.]

< Job Received: Embodiment of Power >