YLTESCIA: A Reincarnator's Tale in the Lands of Merusia (2)

Chapter 341: Souls and Spirits

There are also rare instances where the corona is not completely shed, or not shed at all, and so, one can remember their past life and gain some ability. Grey's corona was also protected by God so he can reincarnate with his memories intact.

Abilities are etched into the core, and each soul has a certain limit. While those called "extra" abilities are imprinted in the corona. These include the enlightenment people receive when reaching a certain level of skill, and can be limitless.

"I see... So that means we can gather an endless amount of abilities if we raise our proficiencies high enough, right?' ［Grey］

"That's right, that's right. That is the easier way to acquire abilities." ［God］

However, the problem lies with true abilities imprinted in the core. They first start as experience, which will then be carried on as "talent" in the next life. Once the talent is honed enough, then they can become "abilities" imprinted in the soul.

The problem here is that there is a limit to the amount of "true" abilities. That means the soul will select as carefully as it could before imprinting a certain skill, a process that takes multiple lives to complete. Some even live a hundred lives, yet still fail to imprint an ability on their souls.

These "abilities" also grow, and so, the rating increases time and time again. Just an increase of one-star can mean several lives of effort. This only shows how much of a cheat Grey was when God basically imprinted it on them.

'On the other hand, Yuna...' ［Grey］

And one could only imagine how many lives Yuna's soul has spent to hone her ability all the way to 5☆. Even if she is a genius, she would still need a dozen lives at the very least. She truly was a peerless prodigy.

"Haah... And here I thought abilities were hereditary..." ［Grey］

"Hahaha. You aren't entirely wrong there. After all, souls are inherently attracted to those the same as them. That's the reason why people of the same lineage often possess the same ability. Quite fascinating, isn't it?" ［God］

It truly was fascinating, but also confusing at the same time. But thanks to it, things became much clearer and they could finally answer some of the bizarre phenomena they could only look and ponder at before.

However, those weren't the only things on Grey and Yuna's minds. It may be hard to acquire "true" abilities, but it wasn't impossible. As long as there is a chance, they could certainly try it out and aim for the pinnacle of power,

"Then, God... Could you tell us how many true abilities are our limit?" ［Grey］

"Hmm... For you, Young Man, you can have up to 13 of them... For Young Lady, you can have up to 10 abilities." ［God］

"10 abilities... Is that a lot?" ［Yuna］

"A lot...? Hahaha! People usually have 1 to 3 slots. Even I, as a God, have just as much as you, Young Lady. The highest ever recorded is 16, but the Young Man is still a completely outlandish case." ［God］

10 and 13... Their souls were just as powerful as a God's. There was an endless sea of possibility before there, the two's hearts bubbling in excitement as they thought about what they wanted to learn and what they wanted to prioritize.

Of course, as one would expect, Yuna wanted something which could help her in alchemy, while Grey was still completely undecided. All he knew was that he would fill up his abilities with powerful ones as much as possible.

"Hahaha. I can tell what you two are thinking, but don't do anything reckless. Even with your talent and skill, it would still take you at least a couple hundred years before you can develop a new true ability." ［God］