Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts-Chapter 868: Nathan’s Luck

"My luck?" Nathan furrowed his eyebrows. He knew it was awful, but he wondered what Mae wanted to say regarding this awful luck. "Is there something wrong with my luck?"

"Isn't that a foolish question?" Fenrir grinned, albeit he hurriedly turned his head away when Nathan glared at him.

Mae shook her head. "I know the condition of your luck. However, it's actually not natural."

"Not natural? What do you mean?"

Mae raised her finger. "Can't you see it, especially from the women around you?"

"Huh? What's wrong with them?" Nathan tilted his head in confusion.

"I mean, do you know anything about your luck?"

"I only know that my luck is awful, except for my luck with women."

"That is indeed true, but haven't you noticed that your luck can actually influence the people around you?"

"Are you talking about how an unexpected accident would suddenly fall upon me, which ultimately affected them?"

"No. You misunderstand me." Mae shook her head helplessly. "I'm talking about while it's true that the disadvantages are there, you can't ignore the benefits from that luck."

"Benefit?!" Nathan crossed his arms.

"Yes. The women around you also benefit from your luck. While it's true that they have to fight unexpected things, it's also true that their achievement today is thanks to you. It's not about teaching them, it's about how they're lucky enough to meet you, which ultimately increases their learning speed. Once they meet you, don't you realize that their improvement has increased significantly?"

"Huh?" Nathan became even more confused. "Isn't it because of the method…"

"Not at all. If that's the only thing they need to become a top summoner, there will be so many people becoming one right now.

"Your luck actually helps them to understand things better, especially if you're the one teaching them. Just like how people suddenly think about something good once in a while, they are experiencing that process over and over again whenever they're with you.

"In other words, normally, even with your methods, it's impossible for them to grow at such speed no matter how hard you try."

"…" Nathan's expression turned grim. "Then…"

"Yeah. If you leave your girls, that luck will be severed. As a result, their improvement speed will decrease. Ah, I'm not talking about a temporary leave." Mae hurriedly corrected herself. "I'm aware that you're planning to go on a journey by yourself, so you might be worried it might affect the girls negatively.

"However, it actually doesn't work that way. You have already tied your karma with them, and as a result, they benefit from it. Of course, leaving them alone will reduce it to a certain degree, but it's not something you should be concerned about.

"For example, I'm pretty sure that whenever they are on a separate mission from you, they still encounter an unexpected accident. However, the chance for such a thing occurring decreases, but it's not as low as when they haven't met you.

"In other words, while it's true that the benefits they get from you are less when you're away, it doesn't mean it's completely ineffective.

"In fact, if you leave them for a while and return, they will accumulate some experiences and knowledge. When they benefit from that luck at full force again, it can turn into a sudden enlightenment.

"Hence, I'm not saying that this luck is a bad thing. As long as you don't cut them off completely, such as permanently banning them from your team, death, or other things that make them unable to return to the group, it's going to be fine."

"…" Nathan looked down. "I don't know what to say."

"It's understandable for you to think that way. The karmic cycle works mysteriously." Mae smiled. "Even though I said all this, I believe you will be fine if you continue the way you are now. There's no need to adjust your plan or anything."

"Is that so?"

"Yes." Mae raised her middle finger, implying the second point. "And this is where I overstep my bounds. By applying this information, why don't you take Miss Iris as your disciple? Although she has become your person, if you take her as your disciple, it might boost her talent even more. Of course, this also means the chance for her to encounter hardship will increase."

"Still, even though it's true, I don't really want to take a disciple because I don't really have time to take care of them…" Nathan paused, recalling the second dream. One of the three people that appeared in that dream actually called him master.

It didn't seem she was Iris… at least from her appearance. But it appeared he took a disciple in that dream.

Mae continued, "Of course, this is just a suggestion. The final decision will be yours, Master. It's just… this is the first time I see a person's fortune work in such a twisted way."

"Twisted way?"

"Ah!" Mae waved her hands furiously. "No, no. I'm not insulting you. Your fortune is just… unique. It's imbalanced, as though it has been twisted by something else." freёwebnoѵel.com

"Twisted by something…" Nathan thought of something. "Is it an auspicious beast?"

"No. It's something else. Auspicious beasts work in a different way. In your case, if there's an auspicious beast around you, it can probably counter your bad luck to a certain degree. However, it can't manipulate your fortune.

"On the other hand, your luck in everything else other than women is at the lowest level. At this point, if you end up going by yourself, you will not find anything or encounter too much danger. Or you might encounter another woman who will turn your luck around."

"…" Nathan's eyebrows twitched. "Is my luck that horrible?"

"I prefer to call it unique."

"Then what if I bring you with me? Will that luck change as well?"

"I'm honored if Master thinks of me this way, but if I have to answer, then yes." She smiled. "Shall I transform, Master? From the memory transferred to me, it appears you want to see me in the human form."

"You can?" Nathan's eyes brightened.

"Of course."

The divine beasts could only facepalm. Even though Nathan had matured in the past few months, he was still Nathan.

Light began to envelop Mae as her form gradually changed from that of a fox to that of a human. When the light vanished, Nathan couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock.