Acquisition requirent fulfilled. [Stonecrafting Lv. 1] acquired
You have bought [ntal Corruption Resistance Lv. 1] [Mind Protection Lv. 1]. 800 SP spent. Your current SP is 4100
Multiple proficiency requirents fulfilled. [Silent Casting Lv. 7] [Stealth Lv. 10] [Presence Killer Lv. 10] [Prediction Lv. 10] [Handicraft Lv. 2] [Wood Working Lv. 3] gained
Skill requirent fulfilled. [Stealth Lv. 10] evolved into [Silence Lv. 1]
Skill requirent fulfilled. [Presence Killer Lv. 10] evolved into [Odorless Lv. 1]
Skill requirent fulfilled. [Prediction Lv. 10] evolved into [Foresight Lv. 1]
[Humanized (Major)] inflicted on [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko]
Wild Swine
A beast with a voracious appetite with a very low ability to defend itself. A cautious creature that will run at the first sight of danger. Rank E
Urgh, I already miss those mushroom Skorr from Belzac forestthese boars are too small.
SighWind Blast.
Aiming a green magic circle in front of my finger at the boar, I shot out a concentrated ball of wind at its head, knocking it to the ground and stunning it. Casually walking towards it, I grabbed its head with both hands and with a snap, twisted and broke its neck.
Quick and painlessthey are more like animals than combat-ready beasts. No need to be ruthless.
Three days have passed since we left the cave, our most recent dwelling. While I wanted to stay there a bit longer to fully dedicate my ti to planning my first-ever idol concert, Saori and Tasianna made a good point that we couldnt stay around one area for too long.
That is cause after Saori showed how [Elental Mana Weaving] worked, how she could produce colors depending on whose mana she borrowed, she wanted to fight against . The reason was obvious: to prevent [Battle Frenzy] from appearing.
After thinking it over, I decided to not only buy the last two levels of [Humanization] but also the two ntal protection skills [ntal Corruption Resistance] and [Mind Protection]. While I wasnt sure if it really would help , I bought then anyways purely to have peace of mind, that I was doing my best to control my primal urges.
I think Ive made my point already, but I was gravely afraid of letting my inner beast out again. That bloody sightit was an important reminder for that I was dangerous if I couldnt control my instincts and my ancestral blood.
I guess you could call the way I just dispatched this boar as a way for to reassure myselfalthough, didnt I just kill it without any guilt for ending life? h, better than getting an existential crisis every ti I hunted for dinner. Now that would be a headache.
Anyway, as it was like last ti, my fight against Saori and Tasianna was pretty intense, despite how much we all had to hold back to prevent causing a scene that would attract any unwanted spectators like those wyverns.
I won, of course, with the sa rules as our previous spar but I could tell that Saori was getting better. Not technique-wise but her battle instincts. Maybe it was cause she kept watching how I fought but her in-battle reactions and tactics have evolved, showing developnt.
Speaking of which, I still have to hunt a few more [Wild Swine] for dinner, so I might as well kill so ti and review her status board.
Saori's Status Board
Profile:
Na: Saori Segawa
Level: 8
Race: Young Shadowstalker Cadejo
Age: 3 Months
Status:
Health: 4385/4385( 838) Mana: 1578/1578( 500) Strength: 2654( 503) Intelligence: 950( 163) Vitality: 1750 ( 265) Wisdom: 1938 ( 327) Agility: 3575 ( 582) Stamina: 2862/2862( 755) Effects: None Skill Points: 1050 (1450 SP used) ( 1050) Unique Skill:
[Shadow Armant Lv. 4] ( 2)
Skill: Magic and related
[Mana Efficiency Lv. 4] ( 2)
[Arcane Mind Lv. 7] ( 3)
[Mana Control Lv. 8] ( 2)
[Dark Magic Lv. 8] ( 1)
[Dark Amp]
[Dark Magic Efficiency] (New)
[Space-Ti Magic Lv. 3]
[Space-Ti Efficiency]
[Chant Revocation Lv. 10]
[ntal Stability Lv. 3]
[ntal Warfare Lv. 4] ( 1)
[Silent Casting Lv. 6] ( 2)
Physical and related
[Unard Technique Lv. 6] ( 3
[Unard Mastery Lv. 2] ( 1)
[Sundering Enhancent Lv. 3] ( 1)
[Piercing Enhancent Lv. 3] ( 1)
[Crushing Enhancent Lv. 2]
[Enhanced Claws Lv. 10] ( 1)
[Enhanced Fangs Lv. 8] ( 1)
Senses and movents
[Primal Senses]
[Silence Lv. 1] (New)
[Prediction Lv. 7] ( 1)
[Concentration Lv. 3] ( 1)
[Enhanced Enemy Sense Lv. 9] ( 1)
[Danger Perception Lv. 6] ( 2)
[Tracking Lv. 5] ( 1)
[Heat Vision Lv. 2] ( 1)
[Night Vision Lv. 6] ( 1)
[Presence Killer Lv. 8] ( 1)
[Evasion Lv. 10] ( 4)
[Acrobatic Lv. 10] ( 2)
[Air Walk Lv. 1] (New)
[Terrain Maneuvering Lv. 5]
Resistances
[Physical Super-Resistance Lv. 2] ( 1)
[Absolute Pain Tolerance]
[Bleed Resistance Lv. 4] ( 2)
[Poison Resistance Lv. 6] ( 2)
[Paralyze Resistance Lv. 10]
[Torpor Resistance Lv. 4] ( 1)
[Arcane Corruption Resistance Lv. 10]
[Ice Resistance Lv. 1]
[Holy Resistance Lv. 4] ( 2)
[Fire Resistance Lv. 6] ( 3)
[Earth Resistance Lv. 6] ( 1)
[Water Resistance Lv. 2]
[Wind Resistance Lv. 5] ( 2)
[Dark Resistance Lv. 4]
Growth and related
[Health Recovery Lv. 4]
[Mana Recovery Lv. 4] ( 1)
[Stamina Recovery Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Health Growth Lv. 5]
[Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Mana Growth Lv.4]
[Enhanced Mana Capacity Lv. 2]
[Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 5]
[Enhanced Strength Enforcent Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Intelligence Growth Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Intelligence Enforcent Lv. 2]
[Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Vitality Enforcent Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Wisdom Enforcent Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 5]
[Enhanced Agility Enforcent Lv. 4]
[Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 5]
[Enhanced Stamina Capacity Lv. 4]
Others
[Dancing Lv. 1]
[Identify Blocker Lv. 3]
[Identify Lv. 8] ( 1)
[Terror Aura Lv. 4]
[Bloodlust Lv. 1]
[Battle Mind Lv. 3] ( 1)
[Lifetaker Lv. 3] ( 1)
[Mana Weave Lv. 8] ( 2)
[Sewing Lv. 7] ( 2)
[Elental Mana Weave Lv. 2] (New)
[Royal Etiquette Lv. 2]
[Cooking Lv. 8] ( 1)
[Dismantle Lv. 5] ( 2)
[Humanize Lv. 7] ( 1)
[Telepathy]
Ability List: Unard
[Just Blink]
[Shadow Descent]
Spell List: Dark
[Dark Bolt]
[Dark Tendrils]
[Shadow Dash]
[Dark Slash]
[Shadow Clones]
[Shadow Snake]
Space-Ti
[Haste]
[Storage Magic]
Titles:
[Belzacs Successor] [Otherworldly Reincarnator] [Hestias Retainer]
Due to Saori declining to rescue the lost lizardn group with Tasianna and , she has been staggering a bit behind us concerning experience gain. She managed to level up five tis when we traveled with the lizardn which is, well, normal?
The increased experience gain we get from our titles does make us level faster than normal so I guess only earning a few levels over two weeks should be above averageI think. I don't have a reference, ok?
Still, that didnt an that she neglected her training. Whether it was hunting, her daily training regin, or our most recent spar, her skills are showing amazing growth.
The only thing that she still needed to figure out was how to fight when I kept spamming spells. No matter how much she used [Shadow Dash] and [Dark Tendrils] to outmanoeuvre , she couldnt contest with whether it was close-range, mid-range, or long-range.
Hestia! We are here, how many have you caught? speak of the devil, what woke up from my thinking was Saoris voice
Turning around, I responded while holding up the body of a boar with little to no effort, I got seven.
Taking out the other boar from my storage prompted Saori to do the sa, "I got five, and Tasianna got two. We will not have to use any of our rations tonight. Good job.
Showing a thumbs up to my friends, my attention was focused on Tasianna who looked quite troubled at sothing, Tasianna!?
Shit!
I-II apologize, Lady Hestia! Tasianna yelled out as she kneeled to the ground, diverting her head to not look at . ButI humbly ask you to change back to your dragonewt formI apologizeplease, Lady Hestia.
Tasiannasigh.
[Humanized (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko]
After the mana cloud dispersed enough that my form beca clear, Tasianna stood back up with an apologetic expression, I am unforgivable. I will face the consequences on your commands, so please, Lady Hestia.
"Enough, Tasianna!" I shouted with an exhausted tone. "As if I'll do anything to youI should be the one to apologize. I was preoccupied with my thoughts so I didnt notice you coming. I could have transford back in ti if I had.
No, no, you mustnt apologize to , Lady Hestia! almost hysterical, Tasianna burst out in another shout, small beads of tears flowing down her elven face. Im just a re servant! This is inexcusable for a maid like ! I should be serving you regardless of your circumstances and not feeldisgusted being in your presence! Im an embarrassnt! I shouldnt feel these emotions towards my mistress, so please, I ask you t-
Hearing a sharp clap, I flinched backward as I saw Saori having slapped Tasiannas cheek, Enough! It is far too early for us to shout at each other! Hestia, do not go anywhere, please. We will be back in a minute. Tasianna, we need to talk.
As Saori pushed the still crying Tasianna deeper into the forest, I could only sigh in exasperation and take out a chair from my storage to sit on it, waiting for them to co back.
I say chair but it was just a log that had its side cut off to form a square. At the very least, I managed to make it smooth and comfortable to sit on using the knowledge that I gained from Casczur and the other artisan lizardn.
That [Handicraft] that I got really has been useful. I even got [Stonecraft] after working with stone for a while. Its nice to learn that so skills are easier to learn once you acquired a base one
Fuck.
Arrgh, verdammte Scheie! I said as I scratched my head in frustration, irritating my scalp.
Humanization.
[Humanized (Major)] inflicted on [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko]
No wings, no tails, no scales, no claws, no fangs, no horns
Now that I was able to use [Humanization Lv. 10], I was finally able to completely transform back into a human while also being able to maintain my 15-year-old body with every transformation stage.
I was elated. Not only cause I was 15 again but also cause my status board showed the word [Human] as my Race. That was one of my goals crossed off. One of the first goals that I made during the first month of my second life.
And it was amazing. The feeling of having nothing weighing your head down and the lack of sothing swinging around your butt was nostalgic. Yes, my stats were reduced by 2/3rd cause of [Humanized (Major)], which gimped my ability to fight but I didn't care. I felt normal, again. I felt like a normal teenage girl who could scratch her heads without worrying about cutting herself.
However,in all my excitent, I never anticipated how intense Tasiannas hatred for humans was. When we were still in the cave, as I was playing with my body, touching everything, I suddenly felt a cold chill emanating behind , causing both my [Prediction] and [Danger Perception] to tingle. It even was enough for my [Prediction] to reach level ten and evolve into [Foresight].
It wasnt a lot, but the little bit of hostile intent was enough for my reflexes to instantly cause my body to tense up and move into a fighting position. My parallel minds even had so spells ready to shoot out!
You should have seen how shocked I was to learn that it was Tasianna who showed all that hostility. When she finally realized what she was doing, she had the exact sa reaction as just now.
She was calling for to punish her for what she did. It was the most erratic behavior that I have ever seen from Tasianna, even more, impactful than that ti when I told her to stop calling "Princess Hestia" or when I told her to stop acting like a servant.
I knew what the humans did to her was terrible but was it nave of to think that her anger towards them was only limited to disgust? I an, Tasianna at that mont was ready to attack! ! Her friend!
While I was worrying about how abnormal I was and that I could hurt my friends one day, it didnt co to my mind that we might have sobody that hated humans enough that she would shut her brain off at the re sight of one.
For crying out loud, I technically wasnt a human anymore! I am a dragon, aahhhh!
Who knew we had two people with ntal problems
Which leaves us in a weird position. Frankly, I didnt have to be in human form at all. I actually liked my dragonewt form better. My dragonewt form without wings was my favorite one to be in.
It was the right amount of feeling strong, due to my stats and claws, combined with the flexibility and cuteness of a humanoids body. There is also the fact that I cant use any of my dragon abilities in human form.
I cant create any sparks with my human nails and teeth, making it impossible to use any of [Spark Fire Dragon]s abilities. My "Draconic" skills are also unusable as if they were sealed while I was human but they were still there in my status board.
If it wasn't obvious, being human fucking sucks. Ive gotten used to scratching and biting while fighting up-close while using my tails for various attacks, which included choking, piercing, and strangling.
However, I still liked being a human. This was the problem that our party is currently having. Tasianna knew I was once a human and could easily accept that fact but seeing as a human seed to have awakened her trauma, causing her to feel unease around and, therefore, guilt.
This isnt sothing you can solve with a simple talk or snap of the fingerall I can do right now is to try to avoid showing my human form to her. Oh, speaking of the devil, humanization.
[Humanized (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hestia Atsuko]
Noticing two approaching signals with [Detection Sensor], I imdiately changed back into a dragonewt. As my two companions ca back into view, I could see that Tasiannas eyes were quite puffy from tears while Saori looked ntally exhausted.
The first to speak was Tasianna, who bowed her torso in a 90 degrees angle, Lady Hestia, I apologize so much for my inappropriate behavior. I-I have no excuses.
For sobody with ice magic, you can be quite hot-headed, I thought to myself.
Its all good, Tasianna. I was careless at that mont, so you dont need to worry about it. I know how you feel about humans, I said with a wry smile.
"No! As your maid, I should be the one to-ouch!" Tasianna was about to go ballistic again with her apologies but Saori stopped her with a chop to the head.
Tasianna, I believe we have spoken about this already, Saori said as she kept a pleasant smile while exuding an aura of annoyance. You are not making it better by continuously apologizing, in fact, it will have the opposite effect in this situation. We will let this rest for another ti, alright?
With a firm yes, Tasianna nodded to Saori scolding, ending this argunt for today. However, as Saori said, we need to deal with this eventually.
Do you have any ideas, yet, Saori? I asked warily. We already checked our surroundings and if Tasianna is correct then we should be in, well, in a human kingdom now.
After we left the cave, our party scouted our surroundings as we needed to know where we should be going. As we stood up there at the peak of the trees, my eyes caught the sight of a massive mountain. If my mory was correct, Avitor Peaks was south of Belzac forest and considering how we couldnt see the canyon anymore, we ha to assu that we were in a totally different area.
This ant only one thing and that was that we were finally outside the Belzac forest. However, that also made rember a small detail that Tasianna once told us; that east of Belzac forest was a human kingdom.
Tasianna didnt know the na of the place but it was irrefutable that we had to be in their lands. Of course, you could argue that we could be in another section of the forest, just like the rainforest and swamp, however, I have two facts that made unable to believe that theory.
First, the lack of monsters in general. Youve seen that [Wild Swine], yes? Its description was literally that of a wild boar on Earth, it even looked like one. In Belzac forest, Ive seen creatures that I would call animals but they still had fantasy-looking ones like the [Mushroom Skorr] having mushrooms growing on its back.
Second, and probably the reason for the lack of monsters, was the amount of mana in the area. [Parshkey], the parsley look-a-like, and [Fulinoe], the plant with coffee-tasting tea leaves, are both plants that could only grow in soil with a high mana concentration. I havent found one yet in these past three days.
There is also my reduced mana regeneration. Mana regenerates in two ways, inside our bodies by turning food into mana and letting mana particles in the air into our bodies through the mana paths.
Im still regenerating ridiculous amounts of mana every second, so it didnt affect that much but Saoris natural regeneration was on the average side. Due to the lower mana concentration in the air, she cant sustain any humanization forms above level 6. She recently got [Humanization Lv. 7] but shes not able to stay in that form for an extended ti, otherwise, shell use up all her mana.
I have no idea how there was so little amount of mana around, but I guess I can ask sobody around here when I get the chance. For now, our party only needed to know that we were in human territory and that we had to find a asure for Tasianna to stay calm. The last thing we needed was her to go berserk on the first human native that we et.
For now, I have suggested Tasianna to get used to your human form, Saori responded. It is unlikely that she would attack you even in that state and even in the worst case, you can defend yourself, yes?
This is all so embarrassing and humiliating. I cannot believe I must do this, Tasianna said with a pained face. Lady Hestia, I swear that I will do my utmost to et your expectations. As I have sworn to beco stronger, I will also overco mydispleasure.
Dont push yourself too much, Tasianna. I can understand how traumas can affect you. I still havent gotten over my frog fear and I recently started to hate caves, I said with worry. "Anyway, let us put that behind us for now. Let us continue travelingoh, that's right! Did you two feel any difference when I made the experience share 50-50?"
Due to being at max level, any experience that I received would be wasted on myself. Being the leader of our party, I made it so that only Saori and Tasianna were able to receive the experience, even if I was the one who killed it.
Ive said it already, but these Party Bracelets are amazing. Tasianna did ntion that hers was the most recent version and there are so few interesting features that mine doesnt have. I really wanted one now. Ill buy our party new ones once were in a town that has them.
Well, mine is made for fairies so I must still fight like one if I wish to gain the experience, Tasianna said. However, I believe everything is working correctly.
I guess Tasiannas bracelet is a bit too small for her elven body.
We have not gained a level so we cannot tell you anything, Saori reported.
After taking a break and eating lunch, we continued our travels in whatever direction we thought was correct. Saori explained that if we really were in a dieval setting, then we should look for a river or waterbed as villages or towns are usually close to them.
That made sense. Farm villages needed access to water for their crops while a town might need it for trade, or for a place to dump their wastes.
Regardless, that is currently our goal for now. Scouting above the trees was similar to how we did it in Belzac forest, as it was difficult to find a landmark within all these trees. I could jump into the sky with [Air Walk] but that would be idiotic, as the wyverns might find us.
I guess cause this place was so close to the Belzac forest that so features are still the sa despite the lower mana concentration.
As we continued onwards, we suddenly detected a few signals appearing. Agreeing that so more at would go well with the mushrooms and fruits that we picked up, we hastily ran towards them.
Once there, we didnt exactly find an animal nor a ferocious monster, nothing like that at all. Instead, what we found was not sothing that I expected to find this early, however, my attention wasnt focused at it but at Tasianna.
H-H-Huuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
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