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Chapter 5 God-level Skills

This is the first time Luca has unlocked an SSR card, and also the first time he has seen a character with 5 skills.

If Night Demon had so many skills, Luca wouldn't be surprised, but this little girl who's only 12 years old actually has so many skills?
He thought Matilda was at most an S-rank card, on par with Stan.

After all, the little girl herself has little fighting ability and is very weak.

It seems that character card skills are not entirely based on combat power, but rather on certain traits of the character.
At that moment, Luca looked down at the pretentious little brat with a cigarette in his mouth, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself, but his face remained calm as he elegantly shook his head: "Sorry, I don't smoke."

Matilda tilted her head back and sized up the handsome man who was 1.85 meters tall. There was only a faint, fresh scent under her small, delicate nose; she certainly didn't smell any cigarette smoke on him.

"Okay."

Matilda promptly took the cigarette out of her hand and put it back in her pocket, then peeked out curiously into the room behind Luca. "Uncle neighbor, where are you from? Did you just move to New York?"

Do I look like an outsider?

"Isn't that right? New Yorkers aren't that enthusiastic, especially the poor people living here. Nobody cares if the neighbor's kid is being bullied. Everyone just cares about how they're doing and doesn't have the extra energy to meddle in other people's business."

Her tone carried a worldliness and indifference that seemed out of place for her age. If you ignored her appearance, height, and her childish voice, Luca would have thought he was talking to a grown woman.

Some people are still innocent and naive in their twenties or thirties, while others are mature enough to be like adults who have been beaten down by society by the age of twelve.

“You’re wrong.” Luca crouched down to meet her gaze, his eyes gentle. “I’m from New York. I used to live on Arthur Street, not far from here.”

"Arthur Street? You're Italian?"

"That's it."

Luca shrugged.

Is that so? Matilda couldn't understand the "complexity" of Luca's identity. She smiled and said, "My name is Matilda, and I'm your friendly neighbor. Thank you for helping me earlier."

"Luca."

"I'm sorry, you just moved in and you've already seen such a terrible thing."

Don't take it to heart, it's not your fault.

Matilda paused for a moment. From childhood to adulthood, what she heard most often was her parents' and sister's complaints. No matter what was going on with them, they would take it out on her, as if everything was her fault.

For the first time, someone said it wasn't their fault.

Just then, the renovation workers finished installing the appliances and carried the discarded cardboard boxes and garbage to the door. The two men simultaneously stepped aside to make it easier for the workers to pass.

Luca paid their bill without hesitation.

The workers left one after another.

Matilda offered to help Luca clean the room in return for his earlier assistance.

She was very good at these household chores and quickly helped Luca clean the room.

Before she left, Luca stopped her and handed her a small first-aid kit containing ointments for external injuries, bandages, and other medicines.

Can you apply the medicine yourself?

"meeting."

Matilda held the box in one hand and brushed her bangs aside with the other, her awkward movements an attempt to conceal the wounds from the domestic violence. She stared at Luca for a few seconds, whispered a thank you, and then jogged out of the room.

Only then did Luca notice her light and cheerful childlike steps, like a little spring that bounces higher the more it is suppressed.

Matilda happily carried the first-aid kit home, intending to apply the medicine in the bathroom. But when she opened the door, she saw her parents rubbing together in a truly shocking scene.

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment, and Norman yelled, "Get out! Close the door!"

Matilda silently closed the bathroom door. As she passed through the living room, her sister, wearing pink yoga pants, was jumping around doing exercises in front of the TV.

That was Matilda's half-sister, named Isa.

Matilda also knew that her sister was particularly concerned about her figure and liked to wiggle her plump buttocks, enjoying the admiring glances from the boys at school.

She thought to herself, "I can't let my sister know that a handsome guy moved in across the hall, otherwise that slut of a sister will definitely come knocking on Luca's door in the middle of the night."

My neighbor is a light sleeper and definitely wouldn't like this kind of impolite disturbance.

Thinking of this, Matilda silently walked to the sofa, sat down, and opened the first-aid kit to apply her medicine. The kit was fully stocked, and everything was brand new.

Norman, having quickly vented his anger, came out and, seeing the medicine box in front of Matilda, frowned unhappily, saying, "I gave you money, and you used it to buy these things? Who told you to buy them? Such a small injury, do you really need to apply medicine!"

"My neighbor gave it to me."

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Norman immediately shut his mouth, a lump forming in his throat, unable to decide whether to speak or not.

Pesh!
Luca pulled a suitcase from under the bed and skillfully took out some tools, guns, ammunition, a military knife, grenades, and a bugging device.

Having just moved here, of course I had to give my new neighbors some gifts.

Eavesdropping devices are a good option.

This thing wasn't for listening to little kids, but for her father—Norman.

Norman was Stan's informant and also a drug custodian; the two often worked together on drug embezzlement and distribution.

Stan had some of his drugs stored with Norman.

In the original storyline, if Norman hadn't become greedy and added drugs to lower the purity, stealing some of Stan's drugs, the massacre of his entire family wouldn't have happened.

But Norman was just one of Stan's informants. Following the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket, who knows how many hiding places Stan actually had?

Luca was in no hurry. He lay low and waited for an opportunity to follow the trail through Norman and uncover other clues so he could seize the drugs back.

During this time, Luca can develop a bond with Matilda.

This little girl has five major skills!
For Luca, skills are more important than family quests!
【Matilda (SSR)】

[Trauma Imprint: Permanently increases combat power by 5% for each person who dies in a relationship with you that is more than a partner (highly trusted, family member)]

[Learning Requirements: Bond level must be at least Partner level; Requires 150 Skill Fragments]

[Dexterity: Increases efficiency by 20% when learning assassin-related skills]

[Learning Requirements: Bond level must be close friend or higher; 50 skill fragments required]

【Harmless Disguise: When approaching a target disguised as a harmless person (student, delivery person, etc.), the target's alertness level decreases by 20%】

[Learning Requirements: Bond level must be close friend or higher; 50 skill fragments required]

[Forbidden Dependency: When fighting alongside a symbiotic partner (soulmate), combat power +50%; when the symbiotic partner is in danger, combat power +100%; when the symbiotic partner dies, combat power permanently +100%]

[Learning Requirements: Achieve Symbiosis Bond; Requires 300 Skill Fragments]

[Advanced Luck Aura: When you encounter trouble, although you may face setbacks, you will eventually be lucky enough to resolve them (the bigger the trouble, the stronger the setbacks)]

[Learning Requirements: Achieve Symbiosis Bond; Requires 3000 Skill Fragments]

Luca sat on the edge of the bed, watched Matilda's five skills, and fell into a long silence, deeply moved.

Wow! These five skills are all god-tier!
Especially that advanced lucky aura.
(End of this chapter)