Ashe glanced at his newly acquired blessings, his expression subtly complex.

Silver Blessing · Watcher's Countenance

- Your appearance is deceptive. Unless you behave unusually, others will subconsciously overlook your presence. Within the Virtual World, this effect is amplified. Without a close bond, others cannot perceive your face clearly.

Gold Blessing · Hearer's Sorrow:

- Your very existence is deceptive. Unless you actively seek death or throw yourself into danger, others' hostility toward you will drop by one level. In the Virtual World, this blessing is enhanced. Without a close bond, others will find it difficult to develop killing intent toward you.

The blessings the Virtual World granted him had never offered direct combat enhancements.

Take the Silver Blessing, Watcher's Countenance, for example. It had proven invaluable during his prison break in the Blood Moon Kingdom, the assassination of Professor Syrin, and his time masquerading as an adventurer. Ashe had assumed that leaving the Blood Moon would render the blessing mostly useless. Yet less than ten days after arriving in the Gospel Kingdom, he was already a wanted criminal. The fact that the Red Hats hadn't knocked him out and dragged...