Day 75


    Today I had my puppets spar against Par’s goblins. I made it a dull wooden sword, which was basically a glorified stick, so they wouldn’t get too injured.


    At first, I did miserably, though my control over them has improved since yesterday, it is still really rough. As the day went on I went from swinging haphazardly too actually being able to hit occasionally. Though I never managed to make a goblin concede, I had fun. I was right yesterday when I said it would be like a game, it is like a game, a pretty fun one too. Maybe once I progress enough I’ll be able to take on Lord Parius The Magnificent himself, that’ll be the day.


    I had Willow on the side cheering me for the first little while until she inevitably got bored. I believe she tried to get Par to teach her a bit about cooking. But I didn’t pay much attention.


    After I got tired of playing with the goblins I just lounged around for a while. I fed the trees a bit, but didn’t really focus on it. Instead, I was thinking, though it was mostly just me getting excited about the loot Tiddol’s party will bring back. I hope they bring back something tasty, I want some good candy.


    Anyway, it’s time to sleep. So Good Night Diary.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.


    Day 76


    Until lunch today I used my puppet to fight against the goblins. And they were improving, faster than I was. By lunch, I was hardly winning any fights. I hit a wall, not one of my own ability though, or at least my own ability was a minor problem. The design of the puppets themselves was flawed, which is no surprise considering I spent almost no time thinking about the design, simply going for something that has two arms and legs.


    After lunch, I got to work refining the puppet. And it went about as well as Willow’s and my attempt at creating a miniature biome the other day. I found nothing that worked and dozens of things that didn''t. It wasn’t until I watched a couple goblins butcher something they hunted that I had an inspiration.


    My first successful improvement was putting small balls in the shoulders, wrists, elbows, knees, and hips. Before I was just bending the puppet with a generous application of mana, now it takes much less concentration and energy to move it. The only real downside was its increased vulnerability, though I have no idea how to fix that.


    Testing it against goblins again it was alright, I definitely had more room for improvement now. I ended up winning roughly half the matches with the new model.


    Thinking about it, it’s not immediately obvious why I enjoy this game so much, fighting is not something that usually interests me. Maybe it’s because I see it as a game that it is so much fun? Like there is no chance of pain for me, so who cares if I lose? I guess somewhere that lack of fear towards losing made me enjoy the challenge a little. But overall, who cares? It’s fun.


    Anyway, today was satisfying, if tiring. So Good Night Diary.